East Bay Jewish Community Study - Jewish Federation of the ...
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The vast majority <strong>of</strong> residents who initially identify as <strong>Jewish</strong> have two parents who are or were<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> (73 percent); only 16 percent come from interfaith families. In contrast, residents who do<br />
not initially identify as <strong>Jewish</strong> are significantly more likely to have only one or no <strong>Jewish</strong> parents.<br />
A third <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> residents who say <strong>the</strong>y have no religion or are a<strong>the</strong>ist only have one <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
parent (48 percent have two <strong>Jewish</strong> parents); a plurality <strong>of</strong> Jews who initially identify as<br />
Christian have one <strong>Jewish</strong> parents (47 percent) while only 11 percent have two <strong>Jewish</strong> parents.<br />
Figure 26: Religious Identification and Parent’s Religion<br />
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