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US and Israeli Jews are divided more by ideology than geography
Demonstrators hold U.S. and Israeli flags during a rally in Central Park on March 10, 2024 in New York City. (Noam Galai Getty Images) JTA – Over the past few years, as tragedy, war, and rising global antisemitism afflicted Jewish communities in both the United States (US) and Israel, our communities experienced an unexpected rise in their shared sense of peoplehood. Despite very different lived experiences, Israeli and American Jews feel closer today than just a few years ago.
US and Israeli Jews are divided more by ideology than geography
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Over the last few years, as tragedy, war and rising global antisemitism afflicted Jewish communities in both the U.S. and Israel, our communities experienced an unexpected rise in their shared sense of peoplehood. Despite very different lived experiences, Israeli and American Jews feel closer today than just a few years ago. Yet there are also real differences of opinion within our global Jewish people.
U.S. and Israeli Jews are drifting apart? The data tell a different story.
Campers celebrate Israel at a Jewish camp in New York’s Rockland County. Courtesy of Ramah Day Camp in Nyack (JTA) — This is part one of a two-part analysis based on the Jewish Federations of North America’s 2026 binational study of Jewish Americans and Jewish Israelis, exploring where the communities are aligned and where they differ. Part two will address where American and Israeli Jews see things differently, and why. The last three years have been historic for both American and Israeli Jews.
The federation model isn’t static, and it never has been
Steven Windmueller’s recent article, “The remake: Bringing the federation model into the 21st century” (Sept. 2), asks the important question of what should Jewish federations become in a changing Jewish community. We agree that Jewish communities are changing: their needs are changing and the challenges facing them are changing, both at home and around the world.
Op-Ed: The Federation model isn't static, and it never has been
Steven Windmueller’s recent article, “The remake: Bringing the federation model into the 21st century” (Sept. 2), asks the important question of what should Jewish federations become in a changing Jewish community. We agree that Jewish communities are changing: their needs are changing and the challenges facing them are changing, both at home and around the world.
The ‘Zionism’ gap: What data really shows about Jews, Israel and Zionism today
At a moment when op-eds and headlines raise alarms that American Jews — especially young Jews — are turning away from Israel, the data tell a different story. Across national studies of American Jews conducted by the Jewish Federations of North America over the past several years, alongside those of many research and organizational partners, one finding has remained remarkably consistent: Jews of all ages continue to feel deeply connected to Israel and to Israelis.
The ‘Zionism’ gap: What data really shows about Jews, Israel and Zionism today
At a moment when op-eds and headlines raise alarms that American Jews — especially young Jews — are turning away from Israel, the data tell a different story. Across national studies of American Jews conducted by the Jewish Federations of North America over the past several years, alongside those of many research and organizational partners, one finding has remained remarkably consistent: Jews of all ages continue to feel deeply connected to Israel and to Israelis.
Zionism Definition Shift Among American Jews
At a moment when op-eds and headlines raise alarms that American Jews — especially young Jews — are turning away from Israel, the data tell a different story. Across national studies of American Jews conducted by the Jewish Federations of North America over the past several years, alongside those of many research and organizational partners, one finding has remained remarkably consistent: Jews of all ages continue to feel deeply connected to Israel and to Israelis.
Most American Jews support Israel despite rejecting Zionism
At a moment when op-eds and headlines raise alarms that American Jews — especially young Jews — are turning away from Israel, the data tell a different story. Across national studies of American Jews conducted by the Jewish Federations of North America over the past several years, alongside those of many research and organizational partners, one finding has remained remarkably consistent: Jews of all ages continue to feel deeply connected to Israel and to Israelis.
The 'Zionism' gap: What data really shows about Jews, Israel and Zionism today
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... At a moment when op-eds and headlines raise alarms that American Jews — especially young Jews — are turning away from Israel, the data tell a different story.
Op-Ed: From ‘Surge’ to strength: Rebuilding community connection to Israel
For two years, the unspeakable atrocities of the Oct. 7 attacks and the events that followed upended Jewish life around the world. The focal point of this reorientation has been Israel — its people, its land, its pain and its wars. In Israel, every day since has felt like Oct. 7, 2023: an unending nightmare of loss, fear and trauma, met with grit, resilience and an unshakeable commitment to life.
From ‘Surge’ to strength: Rebuilding our community connection to Israel
For two years, the unspeakable atrocities of the Oct. 7 attacks and the events that followed upended Jewish life around the world. The focal point of this reorientation has been Israel — its people, its land, its pain and its wars. In Israel, every day since has felt like Oct. 7, 2023: an unending nightmare of loss, fear and trauma, met with grit, resilience and an unshakeable commitment to life.
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