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New Survey Of U.S. Jews Shows Soaring Intermarriage, Assimilation

Uriel Heilman

29 Tishri 5774 – October 2, 2013

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The Pew survey also asked respondents about what it means to be Jewish, offering several options. The most popular choice was remembering the Holocaust, at 73 percent, followed by leading an ethical life, at 69 percent.

Most Jews said it is not necessary to believe in God to be Jewish.

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Uriel Heilman

Uriel Heilman is managing editor of JTA. An award-winning journalist, he has worked in a variety of positions for publications in the United States and in Israel, including as New York bureau chief of the Jerusalem Post.