American Jews have been debating the impact of intermarriage for decades. Does intermarriage lead to assimilation and weaken the community that is jewish? Or is it a way for a religion that traditionally does not seek converts to bring new people into the fold and, thereby, strengthen as well as diversify the Jewish community? The new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. Jews did not start this debate and certainly will not end it. However, the survey’s findings on intermarriage, child rearing and Jewish identity provide some support for both sides.
For example, the survey shows that the offspring of intermarriages older women dating sign in – Jewish adults who have only one Jewish parent – are much more likely than the offspring of two Jewish parents to describe themselves, religiously, as atheist, agnostic or nothing in particular. Læs videre “American Jews have been debating the impact of intermarriage for decades What happens when Jews intermarry?”