Institute for Jewish Policy Research

🎵“Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?”🎵 Frankly, when it comes to Jews, we simply don’t know… With Tu B’Av – the #Jewish holiday of love – just around the corner, JPR Senior Research Fellow Dr Keith Kahn-Harris's latest op-ed in The Jewish News asks why, despite all the research on Jewish intermarriage, couplehood and households, no one ever really looked into how Jews fall in love (link in comments). Now available on the JPR website: https://lnkd.in/eAaBYGfB Happy Tu B'Av from JPR 🧡

If you’ve been wondering why your Jewish friends seem a bit nervous these days, you might find part of the answer in Dr Jonathan Boyd’s latest op-ed for The Jewish News, looking at the most recent data on what #BritishJews think of Iran’s threats toward Israel. Now available on the JPR website: https://lnkd.in/eHWRmB25

𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗺... To the 61% of #BritishJews who attend #FridayNightMeals most weeks, the 81% who light candles and the 80% who buy #challah at least occasionally, To the 58% who regularly make time for family and friends, the 50% who take a break from work on #Shabbat, the 27% who attend #synagogue most Shabbats or more often and the 20% saying they do not switch on electric lights during the 7th day. To the 34% who say Shabbat is ‘very important’ to their #Jewishidentity and to those who say it doesn’t. Whether it’s Shabbat or ‘just’ the weekend – we hope you’ll find our latest report on how Shabbat is observed in the UK interesting and enlightening. It’s free to download from our website: https://lnkd.in/eMketFdx

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𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀? This is your chance to learn, get real-life experience and contribute to fostering #JewishLife in the UK and worldwide. The Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) offers two part-time #studentfellowships for the #AcademicYear20242025 for #postgraduates, recent #graduates, students in their final year of an #undergraduate degree, or people with equivalent learning or experience who wish to gain professional experience in #SocialResearch and policy development. Ideal applicants will have a strong interest in research and analysis, and have developed some quantitative or qualitative research skills through courses, self-learning, and research experience. This one-year fellowship provides a salary of £100 per pay (£4,000 for the entire period). JPR has also secured a budget to provide its student fellows with professional training. JPR is committed to building an inclusive and diverse organisation, and we welcome applications from all with appropriate skills and experience. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 with people interested in joining our team and the JPR office and contributing to social research projects that will be part of JPR’s programme in the upcoming year.

This week, we uploaded the 5,000th research item to the JPR Europen Jewish Research Archive (EJRA), our free-to-use repository covering research on #Jews in Europe from 1990 onwards - a real reason to celebrate! If you have colleagues who haven’t heard of EJRA yet, this would be a good time to share the News. Our 5000th item is an article by Marina Sapritsky-Nahum, exploring how the ongoing #warinukraine has impacted #jewishlife in Odesa: https://lnkd.in/eAhfgEDt. In other news, #EuropeanJews shared the excitement and expectation of #EURO2024, rooting for their national teams. Sadly, we can’t talk about Jews and sport, and Jews and football in particular, without mentioning #antisemitism. EJRA Director Dr Keith Kahn-Harris wrote this insight about it: https://lnkd.in/e7b5gsmQ With social research on sports, including football, now firmly established within academia, there is a small but growing literature emerging on Jews, antisemitism, football and other sports in European countries. You can learn more about the available research here: https://shorturl.at/rv6xO Shabbat Shalom from JPR

Today, the United Kingdom heads to the polls in a highly anticipated #NationalElection. Historically, #BritishJews have shown varied political preferences, often reflecting broader national trends. In 2019, Jews refrained from voting for the #LabourParty, then led by Jeremy Corbyn. As voters across the country cast their #ballots, one question is how the #jewishcommunity will vote this time. So we asked 2,700 JPR Research Panel members how they intended to vote today and released our findings last week in a new report: https://lnkd.in/e-iUJJer If you don’t have the time to read the full report, we’ve prepared this 2-minute report with the main findings. Our 2024 Jewish Current Affairs Survey is still live, so if you are Jewish, at least 16 years old and live in the UK, make sure your opinions count by completing it. Regardless of the strength of your Jewish identity – we want to hear from as many British Jews as possible: https://lnkd.in/e2DHuXmY Happy voting! 🗳️

#MakingHeadlines Our latest report on Jewish voting intentions in the upcoming #ukgeneralelection2024 found that 46% of British Jews intend to vote for The Labour Party, compared to 42% of the general UK population. The Conservative Party received 30% of the #Jewish vote (compared to 22% of the general population in the country). These results show that Labour support among #BritishJews has bounced back from an all-time low support of just 11% in 2019. However, the British #jewishcommunity is diverse, and different factors affect Jewish people’s voting preferences. Download the full report (it’s free): https://lnkd.in/e-iUJJer Thank you to The Times, Evening Standard, The Jewish News, The Jewish Chronicle, The Jerusalem Post and other news outlets for sharing these results. This study is based on the responses of over 2,700 members of the JPR Research Panel between 16-20 June. Our 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 is still live, looking at how different events in the past 12 months have affected #jewishlife in the UK. I𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 – you can still join our panel, make your opinions count – and help shape the future of our community: https://lnkd.in/e2DHuXmY

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟲+, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞? Complete our 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 and make your voice heard and opinions count: https://lnkd.in/e2DHuXmY The #October7 attack on Israel, the subsequent war in Gaza, concern about #antisemitism in the UK, and the upcoming general elections - all affect how #BritishJews live their lives today. The JPR 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 is designed to provide in-depth information about how British Jews see these important issues. The data will help community leaders and government officials understand #Jewish people’s thoughts and feelings, foster #jewishlife across the country and plan for the community‘s future at this challenging time. The JPR research panel allows thousands of British Jews of all ages, from all over the UK and representing all denominations and none, to voice their opinions anonymously and share their views to help shape the future of Jewish life in the UK. Do you want your views and experiences to influence how community leaders and government authorities plan for the future? 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄.