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On Israel-Palestine, Biden Is Not Just Another Version of Obama

Published in Haaretz Many in Israel are expressing concern that the administration of President-elect Joe Biden will be a repeat of the Obama administration. But Biden is not Barack Obama and 2021 is not 2009. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are traditional Democrats, with a fundamental commitment to Israel whose roots are in part emotional in nature (in contrast…
On Israel-Palestine, Biden Is Not Just Another Version of Obama

New Publications in the Field

Russian-Speaking Jews in North America

The Russian-speaking Jewish community in the United States is changing the face of the larger American Jewish community. American Jewry’s contemporary character and future destiny are closely intertwined with the demography, complexion, politics, and religious life of the country’s 750,000 Russian-speaking Jews (RSJ), who comprise some 15% of all American Jews (AJ). As American Jewry considers how to deal with…
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Patrilineal Descent in American Reform Judaism

The American Jewish Reform movement’s 1983 Patrilineal Descent decision declaring that the children of Jewish fathers have the same Jewish status as the children of Jewish mothers affected all of American Judaism, because more American Jews call themselves Reform than any other wing of Judaism. Many advocates, including the influential Rabbi Alexander Schindler, celebrated the decision as promoting "the full…
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Stanley Greenberg – Political Polling on U.S. Jewry

Stanley Greenberg discusses political polling data on U.S. Jewry at the Jewish People Policy Institute’s (JPPI) 2012 Conference on the Future of the Jewish People.

Amb. Stuart Eizenstat Presents His Newest Book

Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat delivers a presentation on his recently published book, 21st Century Global Forces, Their Impact on The Jewish People, Israel and the United States.
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St. Louis Federation Hosts Powerhouse Delegation from Jewish Think Tank in Jerusalem

Mr. Avinoam Bar Yosef, and Brig. General (reserve) Mike Herzog from the JPPI brief St. Louis on trends affecting Jewish People- and Geopolitical challenges for Israel and the Middle East To read more: Jewish Federation Hosts Powerhouse Delegation from JPPI To St. Louis Jewish Federation website
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Dr. Leonard Saxe – Polling Data on U.S. Jewry

Dr. Leonard Saxe presents his work on polling data of U.S. Jewry at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) in 2011.
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Who Needs Denominations?

To some American Jewish religious denominational structure seems obsolete and a handicap, while to others it's still vital and necessary. Both views may be right. To read more click here.
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Prof. Todd Gitlin – Voting Patterns of U.S. Jewry

Professor Todd Gitlin discusses voting patterns of U.S. Jewry with Dr. Shlomo Fischer at the Jewish People Policy Institute’s (JPPI) 2010 Conference on the Future of the Jewish People.
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The Triangular Relationship of Jerusalem, Washington, and the American Jewish community

The Triangular Relationship of Jerusalem, Washington, and the American Jewish community is a primary focus of JPPI. The Institute convened, in October 2009 in Glen Cove, New York, a brainstorming conference on the subject.  The three papers in this publication were prepared and distributed to participants in advance of that conference, they include 2009 -- Change of Government in the USA…
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