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Figure 72: Overall Contribution to Israel Causes 100 During the last five years, please tell me if you have contributed money to any organization or group dedicated to the following issues. Please tell me yes or no for each one. --Israel or issues facing Israel 100 Have you ever made a donation to the Jewish Federation of the East Bay (Percent who say Israel support ‘very important’) 80 80 60 69 60 66 40 40 20 28 20 27 0 Yes, contribute to Israel No, do not contribute to Israel 0 Yes, contribute to East Bay Jewish Federation No, do not contribute to East Bay Jewish Federation Among the 28 percent who have contributed to Israel, 40 percent have also made donations to the Jewish Federation of the East Bay. However, among the almost 70 percent who have not contributed to Israel, very few (12 percent) have contributed to the Jewish Federation of the East Bay. 76
Reaching out to Different Communities in the East Bay There are opportunities to reach out to different groups of Jewish residents in the East Bay. There are individuals who desire more involvement, even if they are looking for something a little different from what is already offered. Many are looking for community with Jews that is not centered on faith or religion, and even an experience that does not involve Judaism at all. These residents are not hostile to Judaism; indeed, many are very strongly identified and belonged to organizations in the past. Other groups, such as unaffiliated Jews and intermarried families – ones who have no interest in involvement in Jewish life – are tough targets for outreach. Specifically: • Few desire more involvement, but those that do tend to already be somewhat affiliated and more strongly identified with the Jewish community. Some have belonged to a synagogue in the past, but few belong now. • This group is distinctive; people who want to be more involved are more recent residents, female, younger, and unmarried. They are less likely to have children and more likely to prefer non-Jewish events with Jews. • Broadly targeting young people alone does not necessarily make sense. If they have children then they are affiliated; without children, it is difficult to identify groups of younger residents that want to be more involved. • Marginally affiliated Jews – or ―Jew-ish‖ Jews - are an important target of opportunity for the East Bay Jewish community. This group is strongly identified and has participated in Jewish life in the past; nearly half used to belong to a synagogue. They are most likely to be Baby Boomers and empty nesters. • Interfaith families and unaffiliated Jews pose a real challenge for outreach because they do not come from overly Jewish backgrounds; there is a high degree of disengagement in Jewish life among people from and in interfaith relationships. Overall, 21 percent of Jewish residents say they want to be more involved with the Jewish community, and this group is already moderately participatory. They are likely to feel that they are somewhat involved in the community (30 percent), to say that being Jewish is very important to them (54 percent), and that they have belonged to a synagogue in the past (29 percent). 77
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