Bernard Avishai on Israel & diaspora Jewish identity

By Harpo Jaeger April 2, 2011

Bernard Avishai has a really excellent essay (PDF) based on survey data (summarized by Haaretz here) from the Macro Center for Political Economic Research.  It’s a long read, but worth every bit of it.  A highlight: Approximately 40% of young Israeli Jews believe (about a third, strongly) that the state should not offer civil marriage….

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