East Bay Jewish Community Study - Jewish Federation of the ...
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Figure 62: <strong>East</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> Jews Find <strong>Community</strong> Welcoming, Comfortable<br />
Now, please tell me whe<strong>the</strong>r you agree or disagree with each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> following statements. (Ranked by percent total agree)<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
66<br />
23<br />
11<br />
I feel<br />
comfortable<br />
attending<br />
organized<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> events,<br />
committees, or<br />
events<br />
sponsored by<br />
<strong>East</strong> <strong>Bay</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong><br />
organizations<br />
57<br />
8<br />
The <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
community in<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>East</strong> bay is<br />
generally<br />
welcoming to<br />
non-<strong>Jewish</strong><br />
partners and<br />
spouses <strong>of</strong><br />
jews who are in<br />
interfaith<br />
relationships<br />
52<br />
35 35<br />
47<br />
13 10<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong><br />
organizations<br />
in <strong>the</strong> <strong>East</strong> <strong>Bay</strong><br />
do a good job<br />
<strong>of</strong> providing<br />
opportunities to<br />
do <strong>Jewish</strong><strong>the</strong>med<br />
activities with<br />
my kids**<br />
42<br />
The <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
community in<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>East</strong> <strong>Bay</strong><br />
area is warm<br />
and welcoming<br />
to Jews who<br />
are lesbian,<br />
gay, bi-sexual<br />
or transgener<br />
Agree Disagree Don't Know/Refused<br />
73<br />
22 23<br />
5<br />
I feel<br />
uncomfortable<br />
at <strong>Jewish</strong><strong>the</strong>med<br />
events<br />
because I do<br />
not know much<br />
about <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
faith or<br />
traditions<br />
45<br />
32<br />
Too many<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong>-<strong>the</strong>med<br />
events in <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>East</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> turn<br />
out to be<br />
boring or<br />
uninteresting to<br />
me<br />
18<br />
72<br />
10<br />
I do not feel<br />
comfortable<br />
bringing my<br />
non-<strong>Jewish</strong><br />
partner or<br />
spouse to<br />
organized<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> events<br />
** Item asked only <strong>of</strong> parents<br />
Looking at specific constituencies, we also see high comfort levels. Among <strong>the</strong> LGBTQ<br />
individuals, for example, 56 percent agree that <strong>the</strong> <strong>East</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> community is welcoming<br />
while 3 percent disagree (41 percent do not know).<br />
Figure 63: Welcoming to LGBTQ by Sexual Orientation<br />
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