Table of Contents

Tables Illustrations Foreword Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Theoretical Perspectives Evidence from Past Studies Community Studies in the 1960s The 1970/71 National Jewish Population Survey Community Studies after NJPS-1970/71 The 1990 National Jewish Population Survey The Survey Methodology Migration Data in the Survey Analysis Plans Chapter 2 Numbers, Distribution, and Mobility Changing Numbers, 1970/71 to 1990 Distribution Patterns Regional Distribution Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan Residence Migration Patterns Bilocal Residence The Extent of Bilocal Residence Location of Second Home Future Mobility Levels of Future Mobility Probable Destination of Future Moves Chapter 3 The Impact of Mobility on Regional Distribution Metropolitan Migration Lifetime Redistribution Patterns Five-year Regional Flows Five-Year Regional Interchanges Five-Year Migration Flows by Jewish Identity Differing Forms of Mobility Types of Mobility Regional Variations in Mobility Types Mobility Types and Interregional Distribution Variations by Jewish Identity Categories The Impact of Redistribution for Jewish Americans Chapter 4 Socioeconomic Differentials Education Differentials Occupational Differentials Employment Status Marital Status Overview: Socioeconomic Differentials Chapter 5 Differentials in Jewish Identification Denominational Identification Recent Movement Future Mobility Migration and Denominational Change Ritual Practices Intermarriage Jewish Education Visits to Israel Mobility and Jewish Identity Related Chapter 6 Community Involvement Organizational Membership Jewish Organizations Non-Jewish Organizations Membership in Relation to Duration A Multivariate Analysis of Organization Membership Synagogue/Temple Membership A Multivariate Analysis Volunteer Activities Jewish Voluntarism Non-Jewish Volunteer Activities Voluntarism in Relation to Duration A Multivariate Analysis Interrrelations Among Forms of Involvement Interrelations in Jewish Involvement Jewish/Non-Jewish Involvement Compared Philanthropy Recent Migration and Giving Duration of Residence and Philanthropy The Impact of Expected Mobility Relations Between Community Involvement and Mobility Informal Networks Friendship Patterns Neighborhood Composition Jewish Character of Neighborhood Importance of Jewish Neighborhood Overview of Jewish Milieu Jews on the Move: Implications for American Jewry Toward a National Jewish Community Who is Mobile? Migration and Jewish Identity/Involvement Theoretical Issues Methodological Issues Mobility and Jewish Identity Community Involvement Informal Networks The Challenge of Mobility The Methodology of the National Jewish Population Survey by Joseph Waksberg Questions on Migration in the NJPS-1990 Questionnaire Appendix C Tables Showing Unweighted Number of Cases by Migration Status and Age Appendix D Construction of Ritual Index Notes References Subject Index Name Index

About the Author

Sidney Goldstein is George Hazard Crooker University Professor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Brown University. He is past Director of the University's Population and Training Center and past President of the Population Association of America. Alice Goldstein is Senior Researcher at the Population Studies and Training Center at Brown University.

Reviews

"The clear documentation of the creation of a national Jewish community, the description of the shifting Jewish nature of the country's regions, and the analysis of the relation of mobility to Jewish affiliation and identity are all of intellectual and practical importance. The changing patterns of younger Jews are also highlighted, and the impact is considered in terms of all facets of mobility (distance, recency, and intention)." -Sherry Israel, Brandeis University