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Publication Date: January 2000
Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America
Author(s): David Brusin
Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions
Keywords: Jewish Continuity; Jewish Identification; Israel Attachment
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Looking to Israel to discover who we are or to remind us who we once were will not stem the rising tide of assimilation. Jewish identity is not a birthright but rather must be forged by each individual from encounters with the past and current experiences. The critical issue is not where each person lives, but rather what he or she values and does each day.