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On the Nature of Jewish Belonging in Contemporary Times: New Trends in the Study of American and Israeli Jewry

[RG #96] On the Nature of Jewish Belonging in Contemporary Times: New Trends in the Study of American and Israeli Jewry

March 1 - June 30, 2004

Organizers:

Steven Cohen (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Harvey Goldberg (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

The aim of our research group is to analyze new trends in the study of American and Israeli Jewry. This task will involve the documentation and intepretation of recent emerging trends in how people choose to express Jewish life and affiliate with other Jews, as well as thinking about familiar forms of Jewish diversity in new ways. We will explore the processes of historical development, as well as dynamic negotiation and choices made by Jews as individuals and as groups in forming the striking range of forms that characterize contemporary Jewish "belonging".

 

2003-2004 Research Groups

Members

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Steven Cohen

FELLOW
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Steven is a professor in the School of Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests are American Jews, Jewish identity, and intermarriage.
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Lynn Davidman

FELLOW
Brown University
Lynn is a professor in the Program in Judaic Studies at Brown University. Her research interests are: sociology of religion and gender studies; comparative sociological study of why Modern Orthodox, right-wing Orthodox and Chassidim leave orthodoxy.
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Harvey Goldberg

FELLOW
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Harvey is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests are the anthropology of Jewish communities and the intersection between anthropology and Jewish Studies.
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Samuel Heilman

FELLOW
C.U.N.Y. Queens
Samuel is a professor in the Department of Sociology at C.U.N.Y. Queens. His research interests are religious fundamentalism, Orthodox Jews, ethnography and social anthropology of religion.
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Shaul Kelner

FELLOW
Brandeis University
Shaul is a professor in the Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University. His research interests are: ethnic homeland tourism; professionalism in American Jewish organizations; American movement to free Soviet Jewry.
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Ezra Kopelowitz

FELLOW
The Jewish Agency
Ezra is affiliated with the Department of Jewish-Zionist Education at the Jewish Agency, Jerusalem.
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Yaacov Yadgar

FELLOW
Bar-Ilan University
Yaacov is a professor in the Department of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University. His research interests are: collective identity in Israel; nationalism and ethnicity; Jewish identity, media, culture, and politics.
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Yael Zerubavel

FELLOW
Rutgers University
Yael is a professor in the Center for Jewish Life at Rutgers University. Her research interests are the construction of Israeli national culture and formation/transformations of Israeli identity.