{"id":7894,"date":"2023-10-13T10:54:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T15:54:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-23T23:59:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:59:37","slug":"most-jewish-americans-have-long-standing-connections-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/10\/13\/most-jewish-americans-have-long-standing-connections-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Jewish Americans have long-standing connections to Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.13_USJews_Israel_featured-jpg.webp?w=640\" alt=\"Supporters hold Israeli flags in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8, 2023, after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. (Julia Nikhinson\/AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-442476\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Supporters hold Israeli flags in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8, 2023, after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. (Julia Nikhinson\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month\u2019s deadly attacks on Israel by Hamas have reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2023\/10\/08\/jews-israel-hamas\/\">created a sense of solidarity among Jewish Americans<\/a>, underscoring the personal connections that many Jewish Americans feel to Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the recent deadly attacks on Israel by Hamas, Pew Research Center published this analysis to highlight the personal connections that many Jewish Americans feel to Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All findings are based on a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2021\/05\/11\/jewish-americans-in-2020\/\">survey conducted from Nov. 19, 2019, to June 3, 2020<\/a>, among 4,718 Jewish adults in the United States. Of those respondents, 3,836 identified as Jewish by religion and another 882 were Jews of no religion. The latter group included Americans who described themselves religiously as atheist, agnostic or \u201cnothing in particular,\u201d but who have a Jewish parent or were raised Jewish, and who considered themselves Jewish in any way, such as ethnically or culturally. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2021\/05\/11\/appendix-a-survey-methodology-4\/\">complete methodology for the survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/PF_05.11.21.Jewish_Survey_Topline.pdf\">questions used for the analysis<\/a>, along with responses.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2021\/05\/11\/u-s-jews-connections-with-and-attitudes-toward-israel\/\">2019-2020 Pew Research Center survey<\/a>, 82% of Jewish adults in the United States said caring about Israel is an essential or important part of what being Jewish means to them. Roughly six-in-ten said they have a lot or some in common with Jews in Israel (60%), that they are very or somewhat emotionally attached to Israel (58%), and that they follow news about Israel very or somewhat closely (57%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-9469\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/10\/13\/most-jewish-americans-have-long-standing-connections-to-israel\/sr_23-10-13_usjews_israel_1-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d7e8ed\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d7e8ed;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.13_USJews_Israel_1.png?resize=480,257 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.13_USJews_Israel_1.png?resize=782,418 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.13_USJews_Israel_1.png?resize=960,513 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.13_USJews_Israel_1.png?resize=1200,641 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.13_USJews_Israel_1.png?resize=1280,684 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"342\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.13_USJews_Israel_1.png?w=640\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that, in a 2019-2020 survey, majorities of Jewish Americans expressed personal connections to and interest in Israel.\" class=\"wp-image-9469 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many Jewish Americans have also been to Israel: 45% said they\u2019ve been there at some point, including 26% who said they\u2019ve visited multiple times or lived there. Those who have been to Israel are much more likely than those who haven\u2019t to feel emotionally attached to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey was conducted from Nov. 19, 2019, to June 3, 2020, among 4,718 Jewish adults in the U.S. Of those respondents, 3,836 identified as Jewish by religion and another 882 were Jews of no religion. The latter group included Americans who described themselves religiously as atheist, agnostic or \u201cnothing in particular,\u201d but who have a Jewish parent or were raised Jewish, and who considered themselves Jewish in any way, such as ethnically or culturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, Jewish Americans accounted for an <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2021\/05\/11\/the-size-of-the-u-s-jewish-population\/\">estimated 2.4% of the total U.S. adult population<\/a> at the time of the study. Roughly three-quarters of Jewish Americans (73%) were religiously Jewish, while about a quarter (27%) were of no religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sense-of-connection-to-israel-varies-among-jewish-americans\"><strong>Sense of connection to Israel varies among Jewish Americans<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While feeling connected to Israel is common among Jewish Americans, some Jewish adults are more likely than others to feel this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, Jewish adults by religion were much more likely than those of no religion to say that caring about Israel is an essential or important part of what being Jewish means to them (87% vs. 67%). They were also far more likely to feel emotionally attached to Israel (67% vs. 33%), to follow news about Israel closely (64% vs. 38%), and to have visited or lived in Israel (54% vs. 22%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were also differences by branch of Judaism, age, political party affiliation and other factors. For instance, two-thirds of Jewish Americans ages 65 and older said they feel emotionally attached to Israel, compared with 48% of those 18 to 29. 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