The American Jewish Year Book, which spans three different centuries, is the annual record of the North American Jewish communities and provides insight into their major trends. Part I of the current volume contains the lead article: Chapter 1, “Pastrami, Verklempt, and Tshoot-spa: Non-Jews’ Use of Jewish Language in the US” by Sarah Bunin Benor. Following this chapter are three on domestic and international events, which analyze the year’s events as they affect American Jewish communal and political affairs. Three chapters analyze the demography and geography of the US, Canada, and world Jewish populations. Part II provides lists of Jewish institutions, including federations, community centers, social service agencies, national organizations, synagogues, Hillels, camps, museums, and Israeli consulates. The final chapters present national and local Jewish periodicals and broadcast media; academic resources, including Jewish Studies programs, books, journals, articles, websites, and research libraries; and lists of major events in the past year, Jewish honorees, and obituaries. While written mostly by academics, this volume conveys an accessible style, making it of interest to public officials, professional and lay leaders in the Jewish community, as well as the general public and academic researchers.
The American Jewish Year Book has been a key resource for social scientists exploring comparative and historical data on Jewish population patterns. No less important, the Year Book serves organization leaders and policy makers as the source for valuable data on Jewish communities and as a basis for planning. Serious evidence-based articles regularly appear in the Year Book that focus on analyses and reviews of critical issues facing American Jews and their communities which are indispensable for scholars and community leaders.
Calvin Goldscheider, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Ungerleider Professor Emeritus of Judaic Studies, Brown University
They have done it again. The American Jewish Year Book has produced yet another edition to add to its distinguished tradition of providing facts, figures and analyses of contemporary life in North America. Its well-researched and easily accessible essays offer the most up to date scrutiny of topics and challenges of importance to American Jewish life; to the American scene of which it is a part and to world Jewry. Whether one is an academic or professional member of the Jewish community (or just an interested reader of all things Jewish), there is not another more impressive and informative reading than the American Jewish Year Book.
Debra Renee Kaufman, Professor Emerita and Matthews Distinguished University Professor, Northeastern University
The Publication of This Volume Was Made Possible by the Generous Support of
Academic Advisory Committee
Preface
References
Postscript
Acknowledgments
Contents
Contributors
Part I: Review Articles
Chapter 1: Pastrami, Verklempt, and Tshootspa: Non-Jews’ Use of Jewish Language in the United States
1.1 Jewish Language in America
1.2 Terminology and Porous Boundaries
1.3 History of Non-Jews Using Jewish Language Around the World
1.4 Christian Hebraism in America
1.5 Hebrew and Yiddish Words in English
1.6 Modes of Diffusion
1.6.1 Social Networks
1.6.2 Media/Entertainment
1.6.3 Commodification
1.6.4 Metalinguistic Discourse
1.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: American Jews and the Domestic Arena: Issue 1, LGBT Jewish Households
2.1 Previous Research
2.2 The Data
2.3 Profile of LGBT Jewish Households
2.4 Discussion
References
Chapter 3: American Jews and the Domestic Arena: Issue 2, The Impact of the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic on US Jewry: A Preliminary Assessment
3.1 Methodology
3.2 Key Findings
3.2.1 Financial Well-being and Employment
3.2.2 Coping and Emotional Health
3.2.3 Emotional Well-being among Parents and Children
3.2.4 Relationships with Jewish Organizations
3.2.5 Synagogues and Congregations
3.2.6 Charitable Support for Jewish Organizations
3.2.7 Issues of Interest
3.2.8 Jewish Life
3.2.9 Participation in New Programs
3.3 Discussion
3.3.1 Human Service Needs
3.3.2 Jewish Engagement
3.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: American Jews and the International Arena (August 2019–July 2020): The US, Israel, and the Middle East
4.1 Boycotting the Boycotters
4.2 Mixed Reactions to the “Ultimate Deal”
4.3 The Substance of the Trump Plan
4.4 Settlements and the Law
4.5 The Application of Sovereignty
4.6 Iran Remains Divisive
4.7 Disagreements Over China
4.8 Israeli Opinion of Trump
4.9 American Versus Israeli Jews
4.10 American Public Opinion
4.11 The Coronavirus
4.12 Democratic Candidates Unusually Critical of Israel
4.13 AIPAC Under Fire
4.14 Congress Criticizes but Remains Committed to Israel
4.15 The Campus
4.16 US Protests and Intersectionality
4.17 2020 and the Jewish Vote
Chapter 5: United States Jewish Population, 2020
5.1 Population Estimation Methodology
5.1.1 Source One: Scientific Estimates
5.1.2 Source Two: US Census Bureau Estimates
5.1.3 Source Three: Informant Estimates
5.1.4 Source Four: Internet Estimates
5.1.5 Other Considerations in Population Estimation
5.2 National, Regional, State, and Urban Area Totals
5.2.1 National Jewish Population Estimates
5.2.2 Recent US Jewish Population Estimates
5.2.3 Regional Jewish Population Estimates
5.2.4 State Jewish Population Estimates
5.2.5 Urban Area Jewish Population Estimates
5.3 Changes in the Size and Geographic Distribution of the Jewish Population, 1860–2020
5.3.1 National Level Changes
5.3.2 Regional Level Changes
5.3.3 State Level Changes
5.3.4 Urban Area Level Changes
5.4 Results of Local Jewish Community Studies
5.4.1 Visited a Jewish Museum or Attended a Jewish Cultural Event in the Past Year
5.5 Atlas of US Jewish Communities
5.5.1 New England (Maps 5.14 and 5.15)
5.5.2 Middle Atlantic (Maps 5.16, 5.17, and 5.18)
5.5.3 Midwest (Maps 5.19, 5.20, and 5.21)
5.5.4 South (Maps 5.22, 5.23, 5.24, and 5.25)
5.5.5 West (Maps 5.26 and 5.27)
5.6 Conclusion
5.7 Appendix
References
Chapter 6: Canadian Jewish Population, 2020
6.1 Basic Demographics
6.2 Provincial and Metropolitan Population Distributions
6.3 Age Distribution of the Jewish Population
6.4 “Core” FSU Jews
6.5 Focus on a Community: Calgary
6.6 Summary
References
Chapter 7: World Jewish Population, 2020
7.1 Assessing Jewish Population
7.1.1 Definitions
7.1.2 Data Sources
7.2 World Jewish Population Size and Distribution by Major Areas
7.2.1 Implications of Alternative Jewish Population Definitions
7.3 Jewish Population Distribution in Major Countries
7.3.1 Development and the Jewish Presence
7.3.2 Time Comparisons
7.3.3 Dispersion and Concentration
7.4 Jewish Population in Major Individual Countries
7.4.1 Israel
7.4.2 The United States
7.4.3 France
7.4.4 Canada
7.4.5 United Kingdom
7.4.6 Argentina
7.4.7 Russia
7.4.8 Germany
7.4.9 Australia
7.4.10 Brazil
7.4.11 South Africa
7.4.12 Hungary
7.4.13 Ukraine
7.4.14 Mexico
7.4.15 Other Central and South American Countries
7.4.16 Other European Countries
7.4.17 Other Continents
7.5 Major Cities and Metropolitan Areas
7.6 Major Determinants of Demographic Change
7.6.1 International Migration
7.6.2 Intermarriage and Identificational Change
7.6.3 Age Composition
Appendix
Mechanisms of Population Change
Definitions
Presentation and Quality of Data
Bibliography
The following is the full list of sources utilized in the preparation of this chapter. Some of the sources may not be listed in the text.
Part II: Jewish Lists
Chapter 8: Local Jewish Organizations
8.1 Jewish Federations
8.1.1 Central Coordinating Body for Jewish Federations, United States
8.1.2 Jewish Federations, United States
8.1.3 Central Coordinating Body for Jewish Federations, Canada
8.1.4 Jewish Federations, Canada
8.2 Jewish Community Centers
8.2.1 Central Coordinating Body for Jewish Community Centers
8.2.2 Jewish Community Centers, United States
8.2.3 Jewish Community Centers, Canada
8.3 Jewish Human Service Agencies (Jewish Family Services, Jewish Vocational Services, Jewish Free Loans)
8.3.1 Central Coordinating Body for Jewish Human Service Agencies
8.3.2 Jewish Family Service Agencies, United States
8.3.3 Jewish Family Service Agencies, Canada
8.3.4 Jewish Vocational Services, United States
8.3.5 Jewish Vocational Services, Canada
8.3.6 Central Coordinating Body for Jewish Free Loans
8.3.7 Jewish Free Loans, United States
8.3.8 Jewish Free Loans, Canada
8.4 Directories of Synagogues and College Hillels
8.5 Israeli Embassies and Consulates
8.5.1 Israeli Embassy and Consulates, United States
8.5.2 Israeli Embassy and Consulates, Canada
Chapter 9: Jewish Museums and Holocaust Museums, Memorials, and Monuments
9.1 Jewish Museums
9.1.1 Central Coordinating Body for Jewish Museums
9.1.2 Jewish Museums, United States
9.1.3 Jewish Museums, Canada
9.1.4 Online/Virtual Jewish Museums, United States
9.1.5 Online/Virtual Jewish Museums, Canada
9.1.6 Traveling Jewish Museums, United States
9.2 Holocaust Museums, Memorials, and Monuments
9.2.1 Central Coordinating Body for Holocaust Museums
9.2.2 Holocaust Museums, Memorials, and Monuments, United States
9.2.3 Holocaust Museums, Memorials, and Monuments, Canada
9.2.4 Online/Virtual Holocaust Museums, United States
9.2.5 Online/Virtual Holocaust Museums, Canada
9.2.6 Other Holocaust Resources Websites
Chapter 10: Jewish Overnight Camps
10.1 Central Coordinating Body for Jewish Overnight Camps
10.2 Jewish Overnight Camps, United States
10.3 Jewish Overnight Camps, Canada
10.4 Jewish Travel Camps
Chapter 11: National Jewish Organizations
11.1 National Jewish Organizations, United States
11.1.1 Jewish Denominational Organizations
11.1.2 Jewish Clergy-Related Organizations
11.1.3 Rabbinical/Cantorial Schools
11.1.4 Jewish Community Coordinating Organizations
11.1.5 Jewish Community Professional Organizations
11.1.6 Jewish Children’s Education Organizations
11.1.7 Jewish Outreach and Adult Education Organizations
11.1.8 Jewish Youth Groups and Youth-Related Organizations
11.1.9 Jewish College Campus Organizations
11.1.10 Jewish Israel-Related Education Organizations
11.1.11 Jewish Israel-Related Humanitarian Organizations
11.1.12 Jewish Israel-Related Political and Advocacy Organizations
11.1.13 Jewish Organizations Supporting Specific Israeli Institutions
11.1.14 Other Jewish Israel-Related Organizations
11.1.15 Jewish Holocaust Organizations
11.1.16 Jewish Community Relations Organizations
11.1.17 Jewish Philanthropy-Promoting Organizations
11.1.18 Jewish Philanthropic Foundations and Organizations
11.1.19 Jewish Philanthropic Pass-Through/Umbrella Organizations
11.1.20 Jewish Overseas Aid Organizations
11.1.21 Sephardic Organizations
11.1.22 Jewish Russian/FSU Organizations
11.1.23 Other Jewish National Origin Organizations
11.1.24 Jews of Color Organizations
11.1.25 Yiddish Organizations
11.1.26 Jewish LGBTQ Organizations
11.1.27 Jewish Cultural Organizations
11.1.28 Jewish History/Heritage Organizations
11.1.29 Jewish Social Welfare Organizations
11.1.30 Jewish Legal Organizations
11.1.31 Jewish Medical Organizations
11.1.32 Jewish Organizations for People with Disabilities or Special Needs
11.1.33 Jewish End of Life Organizations
11.1.34 Jewish Media Organizations
11.1.35 Jewish Environmental Organizations
11.1.36 Jewish Academic Organizations
11.1.37 Jewish Fraternities/Sororities
11.1.38 Jewish Sports Organizations
11.1.39 Other Jewish Organizations
11.2 National Jewish Organizations, Canada
11.2.1 Jewish Organizations (Excluding Organizations Supporting Specific Israeli Institutions), Canada
11.2.2 Jewish Organizations Supporting Specific Israeli Institutions, Canada
Chapter 12: Jewish Press
12.1 Central Coordinating Body for the Jewish Press
12.2 National Jewish Periodicals and Broadcast Media
12.2.1 National Jewish Periodicals and Broadcast Media, United States
12.2.2 National Jewish Periodicals and Broadcast Media, Canada
12.2.3 National Television/Internet/Radio Stations, United States
12.3 Local Jewish Periodicals
12.3.1 Local Jewish Periodicals, United States
12.3.2 Local Jewish Periodicals, Canada
12.4 National or Local Jewish Periodicals Not in English, United States and/or Canada
Chapter 13: Academic Resources
13.1 Programs in Jewish Studies, Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies, Israel Studies, Hebrew and Yiddish Languages, and Programs in Jewish Education, Jewish Social Work, Jewish Nonprofit Management, and Other Jewish-Related Fields
13.1.1 Central Coordinating Body for Programs in Jewish Studies, United States
13.1.2 Programs in Jewish Studies, United States
13.1.3 Central Coordinating Body for Programs in Jewish Studies, Canada
13.1.4 Programs in Jewish Studies, Canada
13.1.5 Central Coordinating Body for Programs in Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies, United States
13.1.6 Programs in Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies, United States
13.1.7 Programs in Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies, Canada
13.1.8 Central Coordinating Body for Programs in Israel Studies
13.1.9 Programs in Israel Studies, United States
13.1.10 Programs in Israel Studies, Canada
13.1.11 Programs in Hebrew and Yiddish Languages, United States
13.1.12 Programs in Hebrew and Yiddish Languages, Canada
13.1.13 Programs in Jewish Education, Jewish Social Work, Jewish Nonprofit Management, and Other Jewish-Related Fields, United States
13.1.14 Programs in Jewish Education, Jewish Social Work, Jewish Nonprofit Management, and Other Jewish-Related Fields, Canada
13.2 Major Books on the North American Jewish Communities
13.3 Academic Journals about the North American Jewish Communities
13.4 Scholarly Articles on the Study of the North American Jewish Communities: July 2019 – June 2020
13.5 Websites and Organizations for Research on North American Jewish Communities
13.6 Major Judaic Research and Holocaust Research Libraries
13.6.1 Central Coordinating Body for Jewish Libraries
13.6.2 Judaic Research, United States
13.6.3 Judaic Research, Canada
13.6.4 Judaic Research, Online Libraries
13.6.5 Holocaust Research, United States
13.6.6 Holocaust Research, Canada
13.6.7 Holocaust Research, Online Libraries
Chapter 14: Transitions: Major Events, Honorees, and Obituaries
14.1 Major Events in the North American Jewish Communities
14.2 Persons Honored by the Jewish and General Communities, 2019 to 2020
14.2.1 Jewish Book Awards
14.2.2 Academic Awards
14.2.3 Jewish Organizations Awards
14.2.4 Media Awards
14.2.5 Secular Awards Given to North American Jews
14.2.6 Cultural/Sports Awards Given to North American Jews
14.2.7 The Forward Fifty, 2019 (www.forward.com)
14.2.8 Jewish Women International 10 Women to Watch, 2019 (www.jwi.org)
14.2.9 The Jerusalem Post’s 50 Influential Jews of 2019 (www.jpost.org)
14.2.10 US Jewish Politicians
14.3 Obituaries, June 2019 to June 2020
14.3.1 Notable Obituaries, June 2019–June 2020
14.3.2 Full List of Obituaries, June 1–December 31, 2019
14.3.3 Full List of Obituaries, January 1–June 30, 2020.
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