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The mutual relationship between demography and religion is explored in this paper through a comparison of the two largest Jewish populations worldwide: the U.S. and Israel. Special attention is devoted to the younger adult population – the Millennials – operationalized here as ages 18 to 29 and divided into three sub age groups. Data come from the Pew Research Center's surveys of Jewish Americans in 2013 and of Israelis in 2015. After a short review of the main demographic differences between the two Jewish populations, the paper focuses on the multiple possible meanings and contents of Jewishness. The paper explores age-related differences regarding indicators of contemporary Jewish identity: religiosity, peoplehood and nationalism. We discover that young Jewish adults – the Millennials – in Israel and in the U.S., especially those 18–21 years old, are more likely than their elders to view their Jewishness mainly as a matter of religion rather than as a culture or ethnicity. Emerging similarities and differentials between Jews in Israel and in the U.S. are interpreted in the light of general theories of demographic change and religious identification, and are related to specific events and developments that have affected Jews in the two countries and their mutual relationships.

Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION AND PLAN FOR ANALYSIS -- THEORY AND METHODOLOGY -- RELIGIOUS SOCIALIZATION -- SOCIALIZATION OF CHILDREN -- ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT -- ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT -- SOCIALIZATION INTO A SUBCULTURE -- THE 1990 NJPS SURVEY METHODOLOGY -- DEFINITIONS AND QUALIFYING POINTS -- THE DEMOGRAPHY OF THE JEWISH CHILD POPULATION -- INTRODUCTION -- AGE DISTRIBUTION -- DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE BY CATEGORY OF JEWISHNESS -- AGE DISTRIBUTION BY CATEGORY OF JEWISHNESS -- AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE CORE JEWISH CHILD POPULATION IN COMPARISON WITH THE WHITE U.S. CHILD POPULATION -- SEX RATIOS OF CORE JEWISH CHILDREN -- GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION AND CATEGORY OF JEWISHNESS BY CENSUS REGION -- DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS OF THE JEWISH CHILD POPULATION -- SUMMARY -- THE IMPACT OF HOME BACKGROUND ON THE SOCIALIZATION OF CHILDREN -- INTRODUCTION -- HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE: COMPARATIVE DATA OF THE JEWISH AND U.S WHITE CHILD POPULATIONS -- JEWISH SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLD PATTERNS -- PARENTAL MARRIAGE PATTERNS AND CUSTODY ARRANGEMENTS -- NON-NORMATIVE HOUSEHOLD PATTERNS -- HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION AND PER CAPITA INCOME -- WORKING MOTHERS AND HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION -- EDUCATION OF THE PARENTS -- PRIVATE VERSUS PUBLIC SCHOOLING FOR CHILDREN -- PATTERNS OF JEWISH EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN -- HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION AND JEWISH CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAMILY -- SUMMARY -- PARENTAL DECISION MAKING REGARDING CHILDREN'S RELIGIOUS SOCIALIZATION -- INTRODUCTION -- THE JEWISH CHILD POPULATION IN INTERFAITHFAMILIES-THE DATA -- THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK -- THE THEORY IN ITS SOCIAL CONTEXT -- DATA -- HYPOTHESES -- METHODOLOGY -- FINDINGS -- FLOWCHART ANALYSIS OF CHAID RESULTS -- MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS -- BEYOND RELIGIOUS IDENTITY -- SUMMARY.