Laurence Kotler-Berkowitz
By Laurence Kotler-Berkowitz
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Culture The Problem With Measuring Jewish Poverty
This essay is part of an ongoing series about Jewish poverty. Previous entries in the series can be found here, here and here. Jewish communal organizations have long been concerned about poverty among American Jews. Many of them trace their origins to helping impoverished Jewish immigrants. Today, federations, agencies and foundations continue to address both…
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Opinion Jewish College Students Aren’t Losing Their Religion
In a recent analysis of U.S. religious groups, the Pew Research Center reported that the most educated American Jews are also the least religious. In considering these findings, it’s tempting to think that secular education leads to assimilation among American Jews (I want to be clear that Pew, a leading source of data on contemporary…
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