Event Transcript: Changing Identity of Jewish Americans

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

EVENT TRANSCRIPT
Changing Identity of Jewish Americans – Implications for Social and Political Engagement

What do the findings from the Pew Research Center's major new survey of Jewish Americans mean for the future of U.S. Jews and their role in American public life? On Oct. 10, 2013, Pew Research brought together leaders from the Jewish community for a round-table discussion, then published a transcript of the event. Also available is a video of Pew Research's Alan Cooperman discussing the survey's findings at another event, hosted by the Neubauer Family Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts on Oct. 1 in New York.

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Media Mentions

OCT. 15 - HAARETZ
'Jews of no religion': Haaretz contributors unpack the Pew survey
The website of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz compiled some of the opinions and analyses it has published about the recent Pew Research survey of Jewish Americans.

OCT. 11 - FORBES
How long do you really want to live?
In an article about recent efforts to combat aging, Forbes cites a Pew Research survey on "radical life extension." Only 38% of Americans say they would want medical treatments that would allow the average person to live decades longer, although 68% say they believe most other people would want such treatments.