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Zygmunt Bauman is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the
University of Leeds and the University of Warsaw. This paper was
given as the Malcolm Hay of Seaton Memorial Lecture in December 2007 in London under the joint auspices of the University of Aberdeen and JPR.

tagged with: Assimilation, Europe, “European Jews”

A new study which looks at the ‘new antisemitism’ in Europe and asks whether Europe is still a good place for Jews to live. Steven Beller argues that the impulse to sound the alarm is misplaced, especially when aimed at ‘Europe’ itself.

tagged with: Antisemitism, Assimilation, Community, Democracy, Europe, “European Jews”, Identity

A detailed analysis of the political implications of differences in growth rates between secular and religious populations in Western Europe. It discusses how demographic factors can lead to a reversal of the secularisation process and to growing religiosity in society.

tagged with: Assimilation, Community, Europe, “European Jews”, Identity, Israel, “Religious practice”, Secularisation

This landmark study explores data from the 2001 UK Census, at the time the largest dataset ever gathered on Jews in Britain. It covers a wide range of issues, including geography, age, partnerships, living standards, health, education and employment.

tagged with: Assimilation, Census, Community, Demography, Elderly, Haredim, Identity, Intermarriage

The complete findings of a joint JPR-Metropolitan Police study exploring antisemitic incidents recorded by the police in London, which was carried out in order to get a more accurate feel for their nature and to develop a more effective response to them.

tagged with: Antisemitism, Discrimination, Extremism, Fundamentalism, “Hate crimes”, London, Racism, Security

A landmark paper designed to examine the range of reports written about contemporary Jewish identity in different European centres, and to make recommendations about how to research and monitor developments going forward.

tagged with: Identity, Demography, Denomination, Education, Europe, “European Jews”

This report on contemporary Hungarian Jewry was published on the sixtieth anniversary of the Holocaust in Hungary.

tagged with: Antisemitism, Culture, Europe, “European Jews”, Heritage, Holocaust, Hungary, Education, Identity, Philanthropy, “Religious practice”, Welfare

For a variety of reasons individual associations might grow or dwindle, but overall, the informal recreational associations will continue to be important in Manchester's Jewish social life in the foreseeable future, playing a critical and underrated role in maintaining community cohesion.

tagged with: Affiliation, Community, Culture, Identity, Manchester, “Religious practice”, “Service provision”, Volunteerism

This report discusses findings from JPR's Long-term Planning for British Jewry project. It is designed to help communal organisations with their strategic planning and inform leaders, donors, professionals and members of the community with regard to the challenges that lie ahead.

tagged with: Care, Children, Education, Elderly, Funding, Schools, “Service provision”, Governance, “Voluntary sector”, Welfare

The data for this report on Jews in Leeds were collected in a survey of nearly 1,500 households, conducted in the Leeds metropolitan area during July and August 2001.

tagged with: Affiliation, Demography, Education, Identity, Leeds, “Religious practice”