New report on the attitudes of Jews in Britain towards Israel reveals deep levels of attachment to the country

JPR’s latest report examines the attitudes of Jews in Britain to Israel. Co-authored by Dr David Graham and Jonathan Boyd, it explores a wide range of issues including the place of Israel in Jewish identity, perceptions of contemporary Israeli society, and opinions on some of the key political issues. Entitled Committed, concerned and conciliatory: The attitudes of Jews in Britain towards Israel, it is the most definitive study ever conducted on the topic.

We hope the data will be used both for scholarly purposes, and to encourage debate within the Jewish community about our individual and collective relationship with Israel.

To read the report in full click here

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The Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks’ delivers a lecture for JPR on The Key Challenges Facing the Jewish People

The Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks’ delivers a lecture for JPR on <em>The Key Challenges Facing the Jewish People</em>

The Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks delivered the Morris and Manja Leigh Memorial Lecture to a JPR audience on Monday 7 June 2010.

Lord Sacks is the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth and author of numerous books, including To Heal a Fractured World, The Home We Build Together and Future Tense.

The lecture was chaired by Mr Howard Leigh.

To read a transcript of the lecture click here. You can also read media coverage of the lecture by clicking here.

From Jewish people to Jewish purpose: The new age of social innovation in American Jewish life and its implications for British Jewry

Professor Steven M Cohen

Steven M Cohen, a leading sociologist of American Jewry, discussed the new age of social innovation in American Jewish life at a seminar for Jewish community professionals in December. The seminar was organized jointly by JPR and JHub, the London-based Jewish Social Action and Innovation Hub.

Professor Cohen described the efflorescence of independent, exciting and creative collective Jewish activity carried out by young people in their 20s and 30s in the United States over the past decade.

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New report on synagogue membership in the UK in 2010 reveals a dynamic picture of communal change

A report published jointly for the first time by the Board of Deputies of British Jews and JPR, and co-authored by Dr David Graham, JPR’s Director of Social and Demographic Research, and Daniel Vulkan, Research and Information Officer at the Board, reveals a dynamic picture of communal change in the UK community, and charts significant changes in its religious make-up.

The report is of particular interest to community leaders and planners because it provides the only consistent indicator of patterns of Jewish affiliation and Jewish belonging over time.

To read the report in full click here

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Timely new research by JPR throws light on the political leanings of Britain's Jews

A week before the recent General Election, JPR released new data which throws light on the political leanings of Britain’s Jews.

Some key highlights:

1. Among the Jewish population, Conservative and Labour are neck and neck, yet many people are undecided.

2. Jews take their civic responsibilities seriously – only 1% reported that they would not vote.

3. There is no such thing as 'the Jewish vote.' The Jewish community is comprised of multiple sub-groups and this is clearly reflected in their political leanings.

4. Jews with a ‘Secular’ outlook prefer Labour; those with a ‘Religious’ outlook prefer the Conservatives.

5. Political preferences among Jews vary significantly depending upon which synagogue denomination they belong to.

This is the first time such data has been available since the publication of JPR’s report The social and political attitudes of British Jews which was based on data collected in 1995.

To read the findings in full click here.