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Jewish-Christian marriages and Conversions.

The article focuses on the intermarriage rates between Jewish and Christians in the United States. A research on intermarriage was conducted on a national level revealed that the rates of intermarriage are increasing consistently. Jewish men are opting for more intermarriages in comparison with Jewi...

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Publicado en:Jewish Social Studies Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 31 - 47
Autor principal: Lazerwitz, Bernard
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Indiana University Press Winter81
Materias:
Interfaith marriage
Intermarriage
Surveys
American Jews
Christians
Jewish women
Jewish men
Conversion (Religion)
United States
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Sumario:The article focuses on the intermarriage rates between Jewish and Christians in the United States. A research on intermarriage was conducted on a national level revealed that the rates of intermarriage are increasing consistently. Jewish men are opting for more intermarriages in comparison with Jewish women. The data for the research was gathered from a large scale survey of the U.S. Jewish population. The Council of Jewish and Welfare Funds sponsored the survey. According to the results of the survey, only 3% of foreign-born Jews are intermarried. And only 10% of Jewish adults are living with converted spouses.