Charles Kadushin z''l
It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Charles Kadushin, Distinguished Scholar at CMJS, died on September 21, 2022. Our thoughts are with his wife, Ghislaine Boulanger, and their children and grandchildren. Charles was an integral member of the Center and, for nearly 25 years, a key partner in developing our research program. Charles was an eminent sociologist and, among his other accomplishments, one of the founders of the social network field. He was a sophisticated methodologist, at home both with complex quantitative data and ethnography. Charles provided a conceptual framework for understanding social relationships, informed both by his sociological mind and his deep Judaic knowledge. His death is a tremendous loss for CMJS, the academic community, and the Jewish world.
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Prof. Charles Kadushin, z''l, passed away last week just as this edition of Constructs was set to be released. Charles was an important presence in our lives, and he had a profound influence on our work. Later this fall, we expect to hold a memorial to gather his friends, family and colleagues to talk about his life and how his insights into collective social behavior shaped our efforts to understand contemporary Jewry. The work described below reflects his influence. May his memory be for a blessing.
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American Jewish Population Estimates 2020: Politics and Partisanship
This report presents results from our most recent American Jewish Population Project’s (AJPP) analyses of the political party identification and political views of Jewish adults. Highlighted in the report are areas that have large populations of Jewish adults, such as in New York, California, and Florida, as well as areas where the political orientation of the Jewish electorate is notable because it diverges from the national profile or from the general electorate in that area.
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This study provides a comprehensive portrait of the community's 14,200 Jews; their families; their Jewish attitudes, behaviors, and affiliations; their health and financial welfare; and other measures of their engagement in Jewish life. Findings should help the Louisville Jewish community make critical decisions about the next decade of Jewish life in the region.
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The Los Angeles Jewish community is the 2nd largest federated Jewish community in the United States. Its size and diversity make it unique. The community includes 565,000 Jewish individuals living in nearly 300,000 households. More than 175,000 non-Jews live in households with adult Jews. The community’s diversity is reflected in part by the large number of individuals who are immigrants or children of immigrants.
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This study is the first exploration of the size and characteristics of the Kansas-City area Jewish community since 1985. The Greater Kansas City Jewish community numbers approximately 28,300 adults and children, of whom 22,100 are Jewish, living in 12,600 households.
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This study is the first examination of the Jewish population of Orlando and the surrounding area since 1993. The Central Florida Jewish community numbers approximately 68,700 adults and children, including 51,400 Jews, living in 25,500 Jewish households.
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Drawing on data collected in pre- and post-trip surveys of US Jewish young adults who applied to go on summer 2021 Birthright Israel trips, this report documents the impact of Birthright Israel in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of the May 2021 Israel-Hamas conflict. Despite the disruptions of the pandemic and the lingering tensions of the conflict, overall evaluations of the summer 2021 trips were extremely positive, and the impact of the program remained robust.
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