Article Library / 2016 2016 Annual Assessment Foreword Part 1 Recommended Policy Directions Geopolitics Legislative Initiatives Against BDS American Jewish Orthodoxy Demography Material Resources 2016 Integrated Net Assessment Geopolitics Demography Bonds between Jewish Communities Identity and Identification Material Resources People of the Book Part 2: Dimensions of Jewish Well-Being Geopolitics An Opportunity for a Geopolitical Adjustment The International System and U.S. Standing The Relationship with the United States and the Triangle’s Resilience The Regional System: Threats and Opportunities Summary: Has Israel’s Strategic Position Improved or Worsened? Endnotes State-Level Anti-BDS Legislative Initiatives – Overview and Recommendations Overview of the Legislative Initiatives Behind the Scenes – Advocates and Opponents Seeing the Bigger Picture – the Limitations of anti-BDS Legislation Policy Recommendations Annex: Breakdown of Current State-Level Legislative Initiatives (as of September 2016) Endnotes Comprehensive Three-Dimensional Index on anti-Semitism in Europe The Need for an Integrated Indicator A Three-Dimensional Indicator Implications – Comparing French Jewry’s discomfort with British Jewry’s confidence Endnotes India and Israel Two Years since Narendra Modi’s Election Victory One Man’s Whim – or Long-Term Forces of History? Why is India important? The Numbers India’s Soft Power Assets India’s Quest for Great Power Status Fast Growing Links with the Middle East Energy and Economic Links with the Middle East Islam: India’s Historical and Cultural Bonds with the Muslim Middle East Steady Growth of Indo-Israeli Relations A Dearth of Information and Cultural Links The India-Israel-Jewish People Triangle Endnotes Demography Selected Indicators of World Jewry – 2015-2016 The Population of Israel Introduction Size and Composition Fertility, Mortality, and International Migration Geographic Dispersal and Mobility Educational Attainment Population Projections The Population of Jerusalem Discussion and Policy Implications Endnotes Bonds Within and Between Communities Looking at Jewish Pluralism in Israel Endnotes Identity Formation and Expression What are the Main Components of Jewishness? Results of JPPI Surveys Report What are the Main Components of Jewishness? (younger vs. older) Endnotes After the Zionist Revolution: Patterns of Jewish Collective Identity among Israeli Jews Zionism and Jewish Identity Analysis of PEW Findings “Absolute Hilonim” and “Somewhat Traditional Hilonim” Integration among Israeli Jews Israeli Jews and American Jews Endnotes Religious Zionism in Israel Today: Toward the Center Introduction The Drive Toward Political and Moral Leadership The Disengagement from Gaza and the Face-to-Face Project Integral Nationalism The Historical Antecedents for the Contemporary Jewish Home Party Religious Zionists in the Likud Jewish Home Control of the Ministries of Education and Justice Religious Zionists in the Army Religious Zionists in the Mainstream Electronic Media The Reduction in Religiosity Being Less Sectarian and Religious Increases the Impact and Appeal of Religious Zionism Conclusion Endnotes Material Resources Jewish People Ways and Means, 2015-2016 The Development and Uses of Israel’s Natural Gas Israel: A Tale of Two Economies Generational Change and Jewish Philanthropy in North America Endnotes People of the Book The Heritage of Jewish Literacy and Educational Achievement and the State of Education in Israel Tradition of Literacy The State of Education in Israel Part 3: Feature Articles Orthodox Jews in the United States Introduction Varieties of Orthodox Judaism The Hasidic Community The Yeshivish Community Heimish Jews The Modern Orthodox Community The Sephardic Community Chabad-Lubavitch The Challenge of Orthodox Growth to Mainstream Jewish Organizations General Education Citizenship Individual Rights Conclusion Endnotes French Aliyah: Governmental Efforts and Recommendations Successful absorption is the key to encouraging Aliyah Assessing the potential: 200,000 French Jews are considering immigration to Israel Socio-Cultural Profile of French Olim Employment prospects and Aliyah Employment Prospects and Aliyah Implementing Government Resolutions Additional Efforts Required in the Employment Sphere Employment and businesses Housing and Communal Life Conclusion Endnotes Austrian Jewry 70+ Years after the Shoah Introduction Communal Framework Demography Leadership From “Sitting on Packed Suitcases” to “Feeling at Home” External Representation – Changing Relationship with the Gentile Surroundings Restitution Changes in the Austrian Shoah Introspection Jewish Group Identity Infrastructure and Jewish Life Conclusion Endnotes Figure 1. Characterization of Key Drivers Affecting the Jewish People in the Year 2015-16 PreviousNext