East Bay Jewish Community Study - Jewish Federation of the ...

Patterns of organizational affiliation are similar to synagogue membership. Same-faith couples
(39 percent) are more likely than interfaith couples (12 percent) to belong to an organization;
older Jews (31 percent over 64) are more likely than younger Jewish (approximately 20 percent
among Jews younger than 64 years) to be organizational members; college graduates (25
percent) are more likely to belong than Jewish residents without a college degree (18 percent);
and more affluent Jewish residents are more likely to be members than less affluent Jewish
residents. Regionally, organizational membership is lowest in Solano County (16 percent) and
Western Contra Costa (18 percent), but is relatively equal across the rest of the East Bay.
Figure 44: Regional Variation in Organizational Membership
Other than a synagogue, do you belong to or participate in any Jewish organizations
100
Yes, belong
No, do not belong
80
73
77 78
73
80
83
74
60
40
20
26
23 21
26
18 16
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Oakland
Berkeley
Corridor
Hayward/ Tricities
LAMORINDA/
680 Corridor/
Eastern Contra
Costa
Central Contra
Costa
Western Contra
Costa
Solano
Napa
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