Here’s a roundup of the latest research by and about the American Jewish community.
Groundbreaking Sephardic/Mazrahi Study: JIMENA (Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa) released the first-of-its-kind study, Sephardic & Mizrahi Jews in the United States: Identities, Experiences, and Communities. Dr. Mijal Bitton at New York University led this wide-ranging and thorough study of a population that comprises 10% of the American Jewish population.
JQR: The Summer Jewish Quarterly Review dropped with a heady mix of articles on Jewish male head coverings, Babylonian texts, and Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi’s Politics of Hope.
Finances and College: Brandeis’ Cohen Center released Financial Insecurity and College Success Among Jewish Young Adults, finding that financial insecurity wasn’t a barrier to attending and graduating college, but it did adversely impact the quality of life of Jewish college students.
Gender Dynamics: Also from Brandeis is a study, Gender Dynamics and Engagement in Jewish Life, exploring “disparities in Jewish religious and community engagement.” Turns out in most communities, Jewish women tend to be more involved in Jewish life, but this likely says more about “larger sociological factors” in America than it does about Judaism or Jewish life in America.
