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The Jewsof FranceSelected issues
Erik H. Cohen School of Education - Bar Ilan University
The Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry Tel Aviv University
January 26, 2012
The surveyed populations Historical background The Jewish day school What would you wish to be? … Typology of the French Jews References Basic bibliography
524 decision makers and professionals of the Jewish community
878 heads of families answered based on family names 17 departments covered
between 13 – 31 January, 2002 based on family names 1132 heads of families answered 30 departments covered 300 questions
1945-2002 alumni of Institute of counselors training program for Diaspora Jewish youth (המכון למדריכי חוץ לארץ)
1163 Institute alumni responded to questionnaires, representing 50% of those who received the questionnaire
600 (53%) of the heads of households interviewed in the first study
281 counselors in Jewish movements and organizations answered
1280 Jews aged 18+ answered
1789: French revolution 1791: Political emancipation of the Jews 1806: Grand Sanhedrin by Napoleon
[Assembly of Jewish Notables] 1808: Consistoires 1894: Dreyfus Affair (1894-1906) 1905: Separation of Church and State 1940: Vichy regime
1940 1945 1956 1962 1967
Circa 500,000 Paris intra muros (26%) Paris suburbs (30%) Province (44%)1. Marseille2. Lyon3. Nice4. Toulouse5. Strasbourg
70% Sefardi, 24% Ashkenazi, 6% both
51% traditional, 5% orthodox, 15% liberal, 29% non-practicing
29% Very frequently in the community, 17% Frequently, (…), 20% Never
Profession Percentage
Artisans 3
Traders 10
Managers 6
Senior executives 11
Liberal professions 14
Middle executives 14
Intellectual professions 15
Employees 25
Workers 2
Total 100
The Jewish day school in The Jewish day school in FranceFrance
Year Students in Jewish day schools
1950 400
1970 3000
1978 7992
1988 15907
2002 28391
2010 30525
Development of Jewish day Development of Jewish day schools in France: 1950-2010schools in France: 1950-2010 (a) (a)
Framework Percentage
Jewish day schools
~ 30%
Non Jewish private school (catholic)
~ 30%
Public school ~ 40%
Parents of children who do not attend
Jewish day school
Parents of children who attend Jewish
day school
Aliyah very soon 5 30
Aliyah later 43 52
No intention of Aliyah 52 18
Total 100 100
If you could be born If you could be born again, what would again, what would
you wish to be?you wish to be?
USA Western
Europe
United
Kingdom
South
Africa
South
America
Jew in
Home
Country
47 30 29 50 23
Jew in
Israel
30 47 39 25 43
North
America
Western
Europe
South
America
Eastern
EuropeTotal
Jewish in
Home
Country
61 48 57 30 56
Jewish in
Israel26 37 27 41 30
1973 Jewish
Volunteers
Interviewed in
1983
French Israel
Experience
participants in
1984
French Israel
Experience
participants
1993–2003
Jew in France 33 29 36
Jew in Israel 50 54 57
Cohen, E. H. & R. Werczberger (2009). Jewish normativity: an explorative study. In D. Elizur & E. Yaniv (eds.) Theory Construction and Multivariate Analysis: Applications of Facet Approach, FTA Publications, 35-48.
Value Average rating
Honor your parents 2.73
Founding a family 2.61
Studying 2.55
Being oneself 2.52
Helping others 2.42
Enjoying life 2.37
Doing what I like 2.31
Being useful to society 2.24
Having a good time with friends 2.18
Believing in God 2.14
Going away on holiday 2.04
Caring for one’s appearance 2.01
Engaging in sport 1.76
Earning a lot of money 1.70
Profile Percentage
Profile 1: Individualists 22
Profile 2: Universalists 24
Profile 3: Traditionalists 31
Profile 4: Revivalists 23
Total 100
Dominant axiological traitGoing away on holiday, engaging in sport,
caring for one's appearance
Socio-economic detailsAverage income +, Average education +,
aged 50 and over
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