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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