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Thursday 12 Jan 2012
JPR submits evidence to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Science & Technology about the potential termination of the national Census

JPR has submitted written evidence, in conjunction with the Board of Deputies of British Jews, to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Science and Technology, assessing the potential impact of the termination of the national Census on the planning and provision capability of Britain’s Jewish community. The submission concludes that the potential discontinuation of the national census is of major concern to JPR and the Board of Deputies and that a viable alternative to the Census must include the collection of data on religion if the Jewish community is not to be put at a significant disadvantage in its data gathering capacity.

To read the submissions to the Select Committee click here.

 

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Wednesday 11 Jan 2012
JPR's report on Jewish life in Hungary presented to Hungarian Ambassador
The findings of JPR's recently published report on Jewish life in Hungary were presented to the Hungarian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, H. E. Mr János Csák, by Jonathan Boyd at a lunch hosted by Sir Sigmund and Lady Sternberg on 4 January. The report, which is part of a series of studies funded by the Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe looking at the development of Jewish life in East-Central Europe since the collapse of communism, examines a range of issues, including demography, education, welfare, the preservation of Jewish heritage and antisemitism.
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Tuesday 4 Oct 2011
Students demonstrate a strong sense of Jewish commitment, but a weaker sense of social responsibility

Jewish students are comfortable being openly Jewish at British universities, despite having concerns about attitudes to Israel on campus. Their commitment to Israel and the Jewish People is robust, but their appreciation of their personal social responsibility lacks muscle.

These are some of the findings of the 2011 National Jewish Student Survey, conducted by JPR, the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, and published today. Entitled Home and away: Jewish journeys towards independence. Key findings from the 2011 National Jewish Student Survey, the research was initiated by the Union of Jewish Students and commissioned by UJS in partnership with Pears Foundation.

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Wednesday 14 Sep 2011
New reports highlight need for reform of Hungarian Jewish infrastructure and preservation of Jewish heritage in Poland
The renewal of Jewish life in Hungary and Poland comes under scrutiny in two reports published by JPR this week.  The research, conducted by local experts on behalf of JPR and funded by the Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe, was designed to assess the development of Jewish communities in East-Central Europe since the collapse of communism, as well as the challenges they face going forward.
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Media coverage of JPR

(Saturday 25 Feb 2012)
What does it cost to be Jewish in 2012?
by Russell Collins
 
We are in the midst of a global economic downturn, unemployment has reached a 17 year high, suicide rates are rising and the effects of depression are rarely out of the news – but what does it mean for the Jewish community and are we doing enough in terms of prevention or tackling the consequences?
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Jewish Chronicle (Thursday 26 Jan 2012)
The age-gap peril we'll all have to face

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Jewish Chronicle (Thursday 19 Jan 2012)
JPR to take new survey

by Simon Rocker

The first national survey of British Jewry for 17 years is to be conducted later this year by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research.

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Jewish Ideas Daily (Monday 7 Nov 2011)
To Be Young, Gifted, and a British Jew

by Elliot Jager

One way to think of British Jewry is to focus on its slow and steady decline: 270,000 souls, demographically graying; synagogue affiliation on a downward spiral; out-marriage running at between 30-50 percent. The possibility of anti-Semitism is a constant, with 283 verified incidents reported in the first six months of 2011. Of these, 41 were categorized as "extremely violent" and 11 took place on campus. The line between despising Israel and holding Jews in contempt has been blurred beyond recognition, with the Guardian and Independent leading the way and even the once respectable Times joining in.

 

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Ynet (Saturday 5 Nov 2011)
Survey: Half of British Jewish students experience anti-Semitism
More than four out of every 10 Jewish students at British universities reported witnessing or experiencing anti-Semitic incidents between October 2010 and this March, yet only two in 10 said they were concerned about campus anti-Semitism.
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JTA (Wednesday 2 Nov 2011)
Survey: 4 in 10 British Jewish students experienced or witnessed anti-Semitism

by Alex Weisler

LONDON (JTA) – More than four out of every 10 Jewish students at British universities reported witnessing or experiencing anti-Semitic incidents between October 2010 and this March.

But only two in 10 said they were concerned about campus anti-Semitism.

 

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CartoonKippah.com (Wednesday 12 Oct 2011)
Mortar Bored - The Student Survey

By Bored of  Deputies 

Tuition fees have finally increased to a level where people actually notice the 18-22 year olds are disappearing for 3 of their formative years to ill-lit rooms in dank terraced houses. The Bored have already leaked some of the key findings of our student survey into the Jewish press. Now with freshers week now done and dust-covered and the smell of vomit and body odour pervading every campus bar, we will share a fuller picture of our study.

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British Religion in Numbers (Monday 10 Oct 2011)
National Jewish Student Survey 2011

‘Jewish students are comfortable being openly Jewish at British universities, despite having concerns about attitudes to Israel on campus. Their commitment to Israel and the Jewish people is robust, but their appreciation of their personal social responsibility lacks muscle.’

These are some of the headlines from the first National Jewish Student Survey (NJSS), overseen by JPR, the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, and published on 4 October 2011. Written by David Graham and Jonathan Boyd, Home and Away: Jewish Journeys towards Independence – Key Findings from the 2011 National Jewish Student Survey can be downloaded from:

http://www.jpr.org.uk/downloads/NJSS_report%20final.pdf

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Fight Hatred (Saturday 8 Oct 2011)
The 2011 National Jewish University Student Survey in the UK

A report was released on 4 Oct. 2011 with findings from the 2011 National Jewish Student Survey, conducted by Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) and providing a comprehensive picture of Jewish student views and concerns in the UK.

The report was written by David Graham, Jonathan Boyd and titled: Home and away: Jewish journeys towards independence. The survey was commissioned by the Union of Jewish Students in partnership with Pears Foundation.

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Jewish Chronicle (Thursday 6 Oct 2011)
Jewish students say their voice is ignored

By Marcus Dysch

The most comprehensive survey of Jewish students' views ever conducted has revealed that young Jews staunchly support Israel, fear not finding a job after graduation, and are concerned that younger voices are not heard by the wider Jewish community.

The Institute for Jewish Policy Research's National Jewish Student Survey focused on dozens of issues facing Jewish students, including kashrut on campuses, their hopes for the future and details of relationships with Jewish and non-Jewish friends. It provides data never available before.

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Jewish Chronicle (Thursday 6 Oct 2011)
Exams and jobs the key concerns

By Jonathan Boyd

It is difficult to avoid the impression that British universities are a hotbed of anti-Israel sentiment to be approached with considerable caution. The issue has even caught the attention of Matthew Gould, Britain's ambassador to Israel, who has questioned the validity of the hypothesis, and noted that it is deterring Israeli students from studying here.

Our research provides, for the first time, the students' eye view on the issue. In addition to the study of Jewish students, JPR ran a parallel survey of students in general and learned that a majority of those at British universities actually have no feelings either way about Israel. They are neither pro nor anti; they are indifferent.

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Jewish Chronicle (Thursday 6 Oct 2011)
Eastern Europe splits 'destroy Jewry'

by Simon Rocker

The fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Communism gave a new lease to Jewish life in eastern Europe. But the communities that began to revive in the 1990s appear to be struggling to cope with the challenges of pluralism, according to the first two of a series of reports on continental Jewry issued by the London-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR).

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Jerusalem Post (Wednesday 5 Oct 2011)
'UK university students OK with being openly Jewish'

by Jonny Paul

Study by Institute for Jewish Policy Research says 58% believe Israel receives fair coverage in lectures and classes.

 LONDON – Jewish students at British universities are comfortable being openly Jewish despite concerns about attitudes toward Israel on campus, according to a new study published on Tuesday.

The 2011 National Jewish Student Survey – published by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) in conjunction with the Union of Jewish Students (UJS) and the Pears Foundation – provides the most comprehensive portrait of Jewish student identity in the UK ever painted.

Surveying 925 Jewish students from multiple different backgrounds and studying a wide array of courses at 95 different universities across the country, the study examined a wide range of issues including what and where Jewish students are studying and the nature of their Jewish beliefs and behaviors at university, in contrast to home.


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Nepszabadsag Online (Tuesday 4 Oct 2011)
Kipa vagy baseballsapka?

A rós ha-sána, az újévi ünnepség alkalmával ilyenkor a vallásos zsidó családokban a hosszúkás forma helyett kör alakú kalácsot (barheszt) sütnek, ami egyfajta jókívánságot jelképez: legyen kellemes és kerek az esztendő. Szokás még, hogy valami édes étel is kerül az asztalra. Például sárgarépa-főzelék, ami a gyerekeknél nem vált ki osztatlan lelkesedést: a kisebbek inkább mézzel leöntött almát kapnak.

A rós ha-sána számvetésre is késztet. Mi történt az elmúlt évben, és mi várható a következőtől?

A magyarországi zsidóság helyzete kettős. Budapesten sorra jönnek létre a civil szervezetek, szórakozóhelyek nyílnak, pezseg a kulturális élet, a zsidó őszi fesztivál a főváros egyik meghatározó rendezvényévé nőtte ki magát, új vallási felekezetek alakultak –jó ideje zsidó reneszánszról beszélhetünk. Csakhogy ezzel párhuzamosan ijesztően megerősödött a szélsőjobb, a nyilasok szellemi utódai egyre hangosabbak, az antiszemita hangulatkeltés mindinkább bekúszik a közbeszédbe. Akkor hát milyen ma zsidónak lenni Magyarországon?

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ejewishphilanthropy (Tuesday 4 Oct 2011)
90% British Jewish Students open about Identity

Jewish students are comfortable being openly Jewish at British universities, despite having concerns about attitudes to Israel on campus. Their commitment to Israel and the Jewish People is robust, but their appreciation of their personal social responsibility lacks muscle.

These are some of the findings of the 2011 National Jewish Student Survey, conducted by JPR, the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, and published today. The survey was initiated by the Union of Jewish Students and commissioned by UJS in partnership with Pears Foundation.

The survey provides the most comprehensive portrait of Jewish student identity ever painted. It examines a wide range of issues including what and where Jewish students are studying, the nature of their Jewish beliefs and behaviours at university and at home, and the Jewish paths they have taken during their upbringing.

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JTA (Tuesday 27 Sep 2011)
In Hungary, focus on internal issues, not Israel

BUDAPEST, Hungary (JTA) -- There have been no rallies, no ad campaigns, no testy community discussions here on the Palestinians' bid for statehood.

On an issue that roused Jews elsewhere in the world, both pro and con, Hungary’s Jewish community has stayed mostly silent. The year-old Israeli Cultural Institute held a lecture on Palestinian statehood about three weeks ago, but nothing else was planned.

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Jweekly.com (Thursday 22 Sep 2011)
Jewish reforms urged in Poland, Hungary

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JTA (Tuesday 20 Sep 2011)
Is Jewish life in Hungary and Poland sustainable?

By Ruth Ellen Gruber

BUDAPEST, Hungary (JTA) -- It's not easy to decipher the complicated trajectory of Jewish life in post-communist Europe.

“There are claims and counterclaims about contemporary European Jewish life," Jonathan Boyd, the executive director of London’s Institute for Jewish Policy Research, said. "At one end of the spectrum there are reports of a remarkable renaissance of activity; at the other there is a strong narrative of decline."

Boyd's institute recently published a pair of reports written by local researchers in Hungary and Poland that offer a more nuanced view. The reports looked at the development of Jewish life in these two countries since the collapse of communism and examined the challenges their Jewish communities face going forward.

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(Friday 16 Sep 2011)
Nem demokratikus a zsidó közélet – kutatás a magyarországi zsidóságról
A Mazsihisz reformra szorul, hogy jobban képviselhesse a magyar zsidóság érdekeit, szükségleteit. A teljes zsidó intézményrendszernek át kell alakulnia, egy demokratikus felépítésű ernyőszervezetre van szükség, hogy a viszonyok minden tekintetben igazságosak legyenek.
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ejewishphilanthropy (Friday 16 Sep 2011)
New reports highlight renewal of Jewish life in Hungary, Poland
The renewal of Jewish life in Hungary and Poland comes under scrutiny in two reports published by the U.K. based Institute for Jewish Policy Research. The research, conducted by local experts on behalf of JPR and funded by the Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe, was designed to assess the development of Jewish communities in East-Central Europe since the collapse of communism, as well as the challenges they face going forward.
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Jewish Chronicle (Thursday 15 Sep 2011)
Overcome the hurdles and enjoy the positives

The new year on campus will bring tough challenges for Jewish students and the organisations which serve them so admirably.

Perhaps the biggest challenge will be working around the NUS's anti-Israel policies, adopted last May. The prospect of British student unions twinning with Hamas-backed institutions in Gaza, or sending students on flotillas, will inevitably increase tension on campus.

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JTA (Thursday 15 Sep 2011)
Reports highlight Jewish issues in Poland and Hungary

BUDAPEST (JTA) -- Reports released by a Jewish think tank in London highlighted the need for the reform of Jewish infrastructure in Hungary and support for Orthodox and non-Orthodox alternatives in Poland.

The reports issued Thursday, published by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, assessed the development of Jewish communities in Hungary and Poland since the collapse of communism, as well as the challenges they face going forward.

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