Jewish and Something Else: A Study of Mixed-Married Families

Publication Date: January 2001

Publisher: American Jewish Committee

Author(s): Sylvia Barack Fishman

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: American Jews; Gender; Jewish identification

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The study demonstrates how the dynamics of Jewish identity within mixed-marriage are particularly ominous for Jewish continuity. The raise of dual-faith homes, practicing a mixture of Judaism and Christianity, brings religious syncretism that undermines the integrity of both faiths. The nature of Jewish identification in such homes is being so radically redefined as to become unrecognizable, forfeiting distinctive Jewish ethos-to say nothing of Jewish continuity.