the facts
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The FactsThe Facts
The Statistics of the Growth and The Statistics of the Growth and Decline of Judaism in AmericaDecline of Judaism in America
Intermarriage by YearIntermarriage by Year
Year Marriage Year Marriage BeganBegan
Percent Percent IntermarriedIntermarried
Before 1970Before 1970 1313
1970-19791970-1979 2828
1980-19841980-1984 3838
1985-19901985-1990 4343
1991-19951991-1995 4343
1996-20011996-2001 4747
Currently, 81% of those who consider themselves Currently, 81% of those who consider themselves Jewish are living with a partner who does not consider Jewish are living with a partner who does not consider him/herself Jewishhim/herself Jewish
Jewish Schools/CampsJewish Schools/Camps
Only about 10-15% of Jewish teenagers attend Jewish day schools Only about 10-15% of Jewish teenagers attend Jewish day schools
Less than 7% of eligible adolescent Jews Less than 7% of eligible adolescent Jews attend Jewish summer campsattend Jewish summer camps
37,000 Jews worldwide from the ages of 37,000 Jews worldwide from the ages of 18-26 go on Birthright each year18-26 go on Birthright each year
Increase in JudaismIncrease in Judaism•About 44% of America’s Jewish adults report membership in a Jewish congregation
•This represents 1 million households, an increase of 15% over the 880,000 households in 1990
The number of households with at least one Jewish member has The number of households with at least one Jewish member has increased from 3.2 to 3.9 million over 1990-2000increased from 3.2 to 3.9 million over 1990-2000
Nearly a third of America’s Jewish adults have visited Israel, an Nearly a third of America’s Jewish adults have visited Israel, an increase from the roughly 28% reporting visiting Israel in 1990increase from the roughly 28% reporting visiting Israel in 1990
ReferencesReferences
http://joi.org/bloglinks/op-ed-jewish-http://joi.org/bloglinks/op-ed-jewish-education-should-be-multicultural-like-education-should-be-multicultural-like-us.htmus.htmhttp://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_studies/ajis.pdfresearch_studies/ajis.pdfhttp://judaism.about.com/od/http://judaism.about.com/od/jewishsummercamps/a/summercamps.htmjewishsummercamps/a/summercamps.htmhttp://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/934475.html934475.html
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Jewish EducationEffectiveness of Varying Jewish Educations
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