American Jews and the Domestic Arena: Issue 1, LGBT Jewish Households

Harriet Hartman,Ira M Sheskin

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-78706-6_2

American Jews and the Domestic Arena: Issue 1, LGBT Jewish Households

Harriet Hartman, Ira M Sheskin

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78706-6_2

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Publication Date: Jan 1, 2022

Affiliation: Rowan University, University of Miami

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AbstractThe purpose of this chapter is to present a demographic and religious profile of LGBT Jews in the American Jewish community. First, we examine previous research about the LGBT community and identity both among American Jews and other religions. This leads us to expect a somewhat different relationship between LGBT households and community engagement than may be found for other religious groups. We turn to the results of local Jewish community studies to develop a profile of the LGBT population and see how this population differs from non-LGBT households both demographically and in terms of Jewish engagement.KeywordsLGBTAmerican Jews

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