The number of Jews who identify with a religion other than Judaism has more than doubled in the last decade, marking a growing split between Jewish ethnicity and religion," reports Debra Nussbaum in the Jewish Week. (Worth Noting).
* "The number of Jews Jews [from Judah], traditionally, descendants of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, whose tribe, with that of his half brother Benjamin, made up the kingdom of Judah; historically, members of the worldwide community of adherents to Judaism. who identify with a religion other than
Judaism has more than doubled in the last decade, marking a growing
split between Jewish ethnicity ethnicity Vox populi Racial status–ie, African American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic and religion," reports Debra
Nussbaum in the Jewish Week Jewish Week could refer to: - The Jewish Week
- Washington Jewish Week
. A study of American Jewish religious
identification by sociologists Egon Mayer Egon Mayer (born 19 August 1917 in Konstanz at the Bodensee, killed in action March 2 1944 near Montmédy) was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1937 until his death in 1944. He shot down 102 enemy aircraft. , Barry Kosmin, and Ariela
Keysar reveals that 1.4 million Jews identify themselves as Jewish by
birth or ethnicity but align themselves with another religion. And an
additional 1.4 million Jews--another quarter of the population--say they
are secular or have no religion at all.
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