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Book SynopsisIn Jewish Youth around the World 1990-2010: Social Identity and Values, Erik Cohen offers a rich and multi-faceted picture of Jewish adolescents and young adults today. Based on numerous empirical studies conducted by the author over the course of two decades among various populations in Israel and every major Diaspora country, it considers a range of issues, including: demographics and migration patterns, Jewish identity, involvement in the Jewish community, leisure time activities, values, relationship to Israel and to the global Jewish collective. In-depth analysis of the data uncovers similarities and differences of various sub-populations by nationality, level of religiosity, age, gender and more. The book is pioneering in its comparative approach to Jewish youth around the world.
Table of ContentsPreface by Judit Bokser Liwerant Introduction Chapter 1: Jewish Identity Chapter 2: Leisure Time Activities Chapter 3: General Values Among Jewish Youth Chapter 4: Jewish Values Chapter 5: The Holistic Organization of Values Chapter 6: Relationship of Diaspora Jewish Youth to Israel Chapter 7: Israeli Youth: Homeland, Diaspora, and Global Identity Epilogue: Towards a Theory of Global Jewish Youth Studies Afterword by David Zisenwine
