East Bay Jewish Community Study - Jewish Federation of the ...
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<strong>Jewish</strong> residents are divided on <strong>the</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> character <strong>of</strong> activity provided by <strong>East</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
organizations; 43 percent agree that <strong>the</strong>y would prefer activities with <strong>Jewish</strong> people that do not<br />
have a <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>the</strong>me or organized around faith in any way (43 percent disagree). To be clear, a<br />
majority (84 percent) does not feel uncomfortable attending events in <strong>Jewish</strong> spaces like a<br />
synagogue or <strong>the</strong> JCC, but <strong>the</strong>re is no clear constituency for ―non-<strong>Jewish</strong>‖ <strong>Jewish</strong> activities.<br />
Residents who prefer secular activities are slightly more likely to be intermarried, but o<strong>the</strong>rwise<br />
do not stand out in any way.<br />
Figure 65: Jews Divided on Faith in Events, However Are Certain that Attending<br />
Events in Centers <strong>of</strong> Faith is Not a Problem<br />
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