Are American Jews Vanishing Again?. Calvin Goldscheider.
by Goldscheider, Calvin; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 21Human Relations. Publisher: Contexts, 2003ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Assimilation (Sociology) | Intermarriage | Jewish families | Jews -- American | Jews -- Cultural assimilation | Jews -- Identity | Jews -- Population | Jews -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "About half of all Jews now marry someone who is not Jewish, making it appear that a major reduction in the Jewish population is inevitable....By broadening Jewish life in America, Jewish institutions and families have ensured its continuity. It is an experience from which other ethnic groups facing assimilation--such as Hispanics and Asian Americans--might gain." (CONTEXTS) The author discusses the Jewish example of how minorities are dealing with ethnic assimilation and loss of ethnic identity, noting "a careful examination of the Jewish experience suggests that high rates of intermarriage can reinforce ethnic distinctiveness and ethnic culture."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Are American Jews Vanishing Again?, Winter 2003; pp. 18-24.
"About half of all Jews now marry someone who is not Jewish, making it appear that a major reduction in the Jewish population is inevitable....By broadening Jewish life in America, Jewish institutions and families have ensured its continuity. It is an experience from which other ethnic groups facing assimilation--such as Hispanics and Asian Americans--might gain." (CONTEXTS) The author discusses the Jewish example of how minorities are dealing with ethnic assimilation and loss of ethnic identity, noting "a careful examination of the Jewish experience suggests that high rates of intermarriage can reinforce ethnic distinctiveness and ethnic culture."
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