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Illustrative. Young American Jews participating in a Birthright event in Jerusalem. (Dudi Vaknin/ Flash90)
August 30, 2018, 1:47 am
Nearly half of US Jews don’t identify with organized religion, study finds
Jews are the only religious group in America found to have substantial contingents on both the very religious and not at all religious ends of the spectrum
By JTA
Children sitting at the Park East Synagogue, a Modern Orthodox congregation in New York City, March 3, 2017. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images, via JTA)
June 14, 2018, 5:05 am
Study: Young Jews are just as religious as their parents
Pew Research Center survey finds younger Christians and Muslims are less religious than their elders
By JTA
Members of the Jewish community hold a protest against Britain's opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn and anti-Semitism in the Labour party, outside the British Houses of Parliament in central London on March 26, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Tolga AKMEN)
May 30, 2018, 4:07 am
In Britain, poll indicates, 23% ‘unwilling’ to have a Jew in the family
Similar number found in Italy, Germany and Austria in survey of 15 countries in Western Europe; the Dutch found to be most accepting
By JTA
Illustrative image of Jewish prayer books in Berlin, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
April 26, 2018, 8:28 pm
Most US Jews believe in God, but don’t think He judges them
Only 33% believe in a biblical deity, compared to 80% of Christians, but just 10% of Jews say they do not believe at all
By JTA
Pro- Israel supporters hold up signs at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 27, 2008. (Jae C. Hong/AP)
January 29, 2018, 8:00 am
Poll shows Democrats increasingly ditching Netanyahu, not Israel, experts say
Survey indicating wider partisan gap than ever in attitudes toward Israel is seen as a reflection of the PM’s decision to align with Trump
By Eric Cortellessa
Former US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro attends at a fare-well session at the Knesset ahead of his departure from the role on January 17, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 27, 2018, 10:43 pm
US ex-envoy warns Israeli leaders not to ‘burn bridges’ with Democrats
Former ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro says Jewish state should take concerns of progressives in America seriously rather than throw in lot with Republican party alone
By TOI staff
Demonstrators walking beneath Israeli and American flags at a pro-Israel rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York City, April 7, 2002. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
January 26, 2018, 10:50 am
Are Democrats abandoning Israel for Palestinians? Depends who you ask
Analysts split on new Pew poll, with some saying it’s an expression of US partisan tensions, and others criticizing wording of the question
By Ben Sales
Illustrative: An American Muslim man standing next to an American Jewish man. (Adam Berry/Getty Images/via JTA)
January 7, 2018, 11:05 am
By 2040, Muslims predicted to outnumber Jews in the US
Some 100,000 Muslims join American population each year, concentrated largely in coastal states, while Jewish growth projected to taper off
By TOI staff
A Kuwaiti demonstrator burns a poster of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration in front of the National Assembly in Kuwait City on December 9, 2017, against US President Donald Trump's recongition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. (AFP/Yasser Al-Zayyat)
December 11, 2017, 9:07 pm
Poll: Netanyahu beats Assad as least popular Middle East leader
Pew survey finds sharp dislike for prime minister in region, while Israelis show little love for Saudi King Salman despite reported secret cooperation
By Joshua Davidovich
In this September 12, 2016 photo, Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers in a convention center in Marseille, southern France. (AP/Claude Paris)
November 30, 2017, 6:10 am
Study: Europe’s Muslim population to grow, migration or not
Even with heavy migration, Muslims will remain small slice of Europe’s overall population over next several decades, Pew Center finds
By AP
Illustrative: A woman places her vote in a ballot box for the Israeli general elections for the 19th parliament, January 22, 2013, in Jerusalem. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 17, 2017, 4:14 pm
More Israelis satisfied with their democracy than Americans, survey finds
Pew research also finds only 10% support in Israel for military rule — less than in America, France and Britain
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative: Muslim men attend Friday prayers near Rome's ancient Colosseum on October 21, 2016 to protest against the closure of unofficial mosques. (Gabriel Bouys)
October 6, 2017, 1:28 am
Islam is world’s most common state religion — study
Pew Research Center analysis of data from 199 countries finds 4 in 10 have officially endorsed faiths or preferred faiths
By TOI staff
Muslims at a prayer service celebrating Eid-al-Fitr in Stamford, Conn., June 25, 2017. (John Moore/Getty Images, via JTA)
July 26, 2017, 9:06 pm
US Muslims intermarry way less and are far more religious than US Jews
Pew survey also shows Muslim population growing faster, feels more discriminated against, is less liberal than Jews
By Ben Sales
Illustrative: Harold Grinspoon, the founder of PJ Library, reads one of the program’s books with a gaggle of children. (PJ Library)
June 27, 2017, 10:53 pm
PJ Library’s free books for kids spur Jewish connections, study finds
Interfaith families say the program has encouraged them to celebrate holidays and learn more about Judaism
By JTA
US President Donald Trump waves to the press after escorting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his car on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, June 26, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB)
June 27, 2017, 6:22 am
Poll: Only Israel and Russia prefer Trump to Obama
Pew survey of 37 countries finds plummeting global confidence in US leadership’s ability to handle international affairs
By Eric Cortellessa
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