Abstract:
American Jews overwhelmingly say they are proud to be Jewish and have a
strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people, according to a major new
survey by the Pew Research Center. But the survey also suggests that
Jewish identity is changing in America, where one-in-five Jews (22%) now
describe themselves as having no religion. The percentage of U.S. adults who say they are Jewish when asked about
their religion has declined by about half since the late 1950s and
currently is a little less than 2%. Meanwhile, the number of Americans
with direct Jewish ancestry or upbringing who consider themselves
Jewish, yet describe themselves as atheist, agnostic or having no
particular religion, appears to be rising and is now about 0.5% of the
U.S. adult population.
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