(Jewish Group) The Pew study cheat sheet: 10 key conclusions from the new survey of American Jews

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Meet America’s Jews: They’re older, more educated, richer and less religious, on average, than the rest of the country.

They’re overwhelmingly white, though Jews under 30 are more diverse. Most of them care about Israel, though one in 10 support the movement to boycott it. Most of their young adults are marrying non-Jews, though the growing Orthodox community is not.

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7. Most Jews have experienced antisemitism in the past year.

Like a range of other recent surveys, this one asked Jews about antisemitism — something that was largely absent from the 2013 study. This one said that in the wake of antisemitic events from the Charlottesville neo-Nazi rally in 2017 to the deadly attacks on Jews in Pittsburgh in 2018 and Poway, California, in 2019, antisemitism appears to be a larger part of American Jewish life now than it was at that time.

Like other studies, the 2021 Pew survey found that most Jews believe antisemitism in America has increased in recent years and said they feel less safe now than they once did. Five percent of American Jews said they have stayed away from a Jewish event or observance because of safety concerns.



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All in all, some interesting information. I haven't looked at the Pew results, but they are linked if you go to the article. When it comes to anti-Semitism, just be prepared for more, because as emboldened as the right has become, there is about to be some competition coming from the other direction. Of course, I also find it interesting that the preception (reality?) of increased anti-Semitism has happened over the past five years. I wonder why? (That's sarcasm!) I have, for a couple of years now, seen how some express their anti-Semitism in more coded ways on the left, including writing about "jews" and "jewish" topics using the aforementioned, incorrect spellings; that is to say, the words are not properly capitalized. It is minor, but it is a flag, and it should be recognized, especially in those who do it repeatedly. Of course there is also the "some of my best friends are..." and "I have 'jewish' blood" excuses that are vomited up when they are confronted.

Of course, the fact we are better educated and wealthier on average will simply feed into more bigotry, which will largely go unnoticed or given little concern as not a "real" bigotry. Of course, it is ironic, IMO, that the only Jewish country, Israel, has a smaller population of Jews than the US. Of course, they are the only two countries with more than a million Jews in its population and only one has a majority of Jews.