The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute Planning Assessment, 2004-2005: The Jewish People Between Thriving and Decline
- ISBN-10
- 9652293466
- ISBN-13
- 9789652293466
- Category
- Jewish diaspora
- Pages
- 672
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Ltd
- Author
- Jewish People Policy Planning Institute
Description
This volume comprises three main parts: The first includes five broad overviews of the current status of Jewish affairs. The second part includes six chapters, each of which reviews the main recent trends and policy issues relevant to Jewish life in six world regions which articulate contemporary Jewish life: North America; Latin America; Europe and the European Union; the Former Soviet Union; Asia, Africa, and the Pacific; and Israel. The third part introduces an overview of the goals and tasks accomplished by the main Jewish institutions and organizations worldwide in the definition and defense of Jewish interests.
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