What effect did the pandemic and the accompanying lockdowns have on Jewish life in the UK?
Dr David Graham Dr Jonathan Boyd
In this report:
Jews in the UK experienced tumultuous change with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. But what effect did the pandemic and the accompanying lockdowns have on Jewish life, which has always been heavily reliant on in-person social interaction? Based on the responses of 4,000 JPR panel members, a new report by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research explores how Jewish families and the community grappled with this unforeseen and dramatic societal change.
The report, written by Dr David Graham and Dr Jonathan Boyd, charts the sudden proliferation of online Jewish content catering for everything from prayer services to educational activities, the challenges this posed particularly to more halachically-observant Jews, how feelings of attachment to the community were affected by these changes and how confident different groups have felt about the gradual return to a new type of Jewish normal.
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Dr David Graham
Senior Research Fellow
Dr David Graham
Senior Research Fellow
David is a Senior Research Fellow at JPR, an Honorary Associate at the Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney...
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Dr Jonathan Boyd
Executive Director
Dr Jonathan Boyd
Executive Director
Jonathan has been Executive Director of JPR since 2010, having previously held research and policy positions at the JDC International Centre for Community Development in...
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