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Unaffiliated Jews do not purport to be uncomfortable at attending Jewish events or activities in Jewish spaces. Just shy of 10 percent are uncomfortable attending events in a synagogue. While 46 percent report that it is easy to find information about events in the East Bay Jewish community, 44 percent were unable to answer, suggesting that they have never tried to find information about upcoming events. Few of the unaffiliated cite specific reasons as contributing to their lack of involvement. Only 6 percent strongly agree that the events sponsored by the East Bay Jewish community are boring, 13 percent strongly agree that events are too far away, and 16 percent strongly agree that being Jewish is too expensive. Figure 90: Unaffiliated Jews Are Ambivalent Towards Community Overall Now, please tell me whether you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. (Ranked by percent of unaffiliated who say ‘strongly agree’) The Jewish community in the East Bay is generally welcoming to non-Jewish partners and spouses of Jews who are in interfaith relationships. I feel comfortable attending organized Jewish events, committees, or events sponsored by East Bat Jewish organizations Strongly Agree 20 20 40 Somewhat Agree 42 The Jewish community in the East Bay is warm and welcoming to Jews who are lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, or transgender. Jewish organizations in the East Bay do a good job of providing opportunities to do Jewish-themed activities with my kids ** Sometimes it just seems so expensive to be part of the Jewish community, with the cost of synagogue memberships, summer camp, and day school for the kids. I would prefer that East Bay Jewish organizations provide activities that connect me with other Jewish people, but that are not Jewish themed or based around faith in anyway. 20 17 16 13 29 30 31 34 Events and activities sponsored by East Bay Jewish organizations are too far away from the places I live or work 13 21 I feel uncomfortable at Jewish-themed events because I d not know much about Jewish faith or traditions. 12 31 I do not feel comfortable bringing my non-Jewish partner or spouse to organized Jewish events. 8 20 Too many Jewish-themed events in the East Bay turn out to be boring or uninteresting to me. 6 16 0 20 40 60 80 ** Item asked only of parents 94
Methodology Overview The survey results included in this report were commissioned by the Jewish Federation of the East Bay and conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research. This survey was conducted between January 31, 2011 and March 13, 2011. It reached 820 Jewish households using a multi-modal and multi-sampled design that included a representative, random-digit-dial landline portion (N=620), as well as a cell phone sample (N=100) and a landline sample (N=100) from consumer data lists. Only the random-digit-dial (RDD) portion of the sample was used for population estimates. All interviews required that participants be located within the four counties making up the greater East Bay region: Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, and Solano counties. In addition, participants were required to consider themselves Jewish in some way, been born Jewish, have Jewish parents, or be part of a household in which at least one person could be considered Jewish by the above criteria. Survey Methodology The research team at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner designed the survey questions used in this survey in close collaboration with the Jewish Federation of the East Bay. The survey questions were intended to provide population and demographic estimates of the Jewish population in the East Bay and guide ongoing strategic decision-making by the Federation and its partner organizations. Many of the questions exactly replicate or resemble questions from the Jewish Community Study of San Francisco (2003) in order to allow for comparisons between the regions. 22 The Greenberg Quinlan Rosner team was led by Dr. Anna Greenberg (Senior Vice President) and included Missy Egelsky (Senior Associate), Jessica Keating (Analyst), Amy Cohen (Analyst), Huda Chaudhry (Assistant Analyst), and Ruth Igielnik (Assistant Analyst). The Federation team was coordinated by Sean Mandell (Director of Planning and Strategic Initiatives) and included Steve Goldman (Chair of the Study) and Rabbi James Brandt (CEO of the Jewish Federation of the East Bay). 22 Jewish Community Study of San Francisco. 2003. Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties 95
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Executive Summary The Jewish Commun
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• A plurality (33 percent) identi
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Additional Estimates In addition to
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Demographic Characteristics of the
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Geography and Mobility A plurality
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Most residents, even those under ag
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Jewish Identification As a starting
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Overall, a plurality of East Bay Je
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Demographically, intermarried Jewis
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Jewish Identity There is a strong s
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Having a Jewish family is not the h
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Similarly, the practices of the int
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General Involvement More than 40 pe
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Synagogue and Organizational Member
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Synagogue membership is higher amon
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