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Contemporary Jewish Diaspora in Global Context:Human Development Correlates of Population Trends.

The article presents an overview of some major trends in the development of the Jewish population over the last quarter of the 20th century. The main thrust of the findings in this analysis is that Jewish population is extremely sensitive to the general societal context to which it is exposed in ter...

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Published in:Israel Studies Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 61 - 96
Main Authors: DellaPergola, Sergio, Rebhun, Uzi, Tolts, Mark
Format: Article
Published: Indiana University Press Spring2005
Subjects:
Israel
Jewish diaspora
Social structure
Jews
Quality of life
Societies
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article presents an overview of some major trends in the development of the Jewish population over the last quarter of the 20th century. The main thrust of the findings in this analysis is that Jewish population is extremely sensitive to the general societal context to which it is exposed in terms of human development and quality of life. The focus of this analysis, which has been particularly concerned with social structural correlates and determinants, cannot pretend to have given an exhaustive picture of ongoing changes in Jewish society in Israel and in the Diaspora.