observance in the coming decades. -- economics ; religion ; Judaism ; economic history ; immigrant adjustment ; education … religious intermarriage and assimilation are reviewed. A concluding section forecasts the future of American Judaism and Jewish …

The demographic history of the Jews in the Middle Ages may be characterized by two main phenomena: i) a sharp drop in … the number of Jews until the beginning of the modern period, due mainly to conversions; and, ii) early urbanization. Until … (i.e., a decrease in the total number of Jews, and their concentration in urban areas), without having to rely either on …

This paper is concerned with trends over the post-WWII period in the employment of American Jews as College and … University teachers and in their receipt of the PhD. The empirical analysis is for PhD production from 1950 to 2004 and Jews are … that discrimination against Jews in salaried professional occupations declined in the post-WWII period earlier in College …

following: between 1882-1947, in successive waves of immigration, some 543,000 Jews immigrated to Palestine, joining the 24 … enriched by 879,486 immigrants, a growth rate of 19.3 percent. In 1991, 15,000 Jews were airlifted in one single day in … "Operation Solomon". What were the factors that drove this unprecedented migration of Jews from around the globe to Israel? Many …

the impact of the religions Judaism, Islam and Christianity, where we are able to differentiate between individuals who …

guarantor of freedom of conscience. Judaism in the United States illustrates the outcome in a competitive religious environment …. Judaism in Israel illustrates the outcome in a monopoly experiencing potential competition, possibly leading to an oligopoly … structure. -- religion ; religious marketplace ; new paradigm ; monopoly ; competition ; Judaism …

variables have similar effects for Jews and the general population. Jewish day schooling as a youth enhances earnings. Earnings … vary by denomination, with Conservative Jews earning the most. The effect on earnings of religiosity (measured by synagogue …

and women, compared to non-Jews, with additional analyses of earnings, self-employment, and wealth. The Jews in Colonial … of most contemporary American Jews. Starting in operative, craft and laborer jobs in small scale manufacturing or in …. American Jews, from the earliest period to the present, have had high rates of self-employment compared to the non-farm white …

is studied here, but also in earlier censuses (1980-2000). The Russian Jews, whether male or female, have higher levels … to the obvious but still unanswered question: What is it about the Jews of the Former Russian Empire/Soviet Union that … has resulted in their high levels of success in the United States over the past 25 years? -- Soviet Jews ; immigrants …