Constructs: Millennial Children of Intermarriage

Director's Letter

Today in New York City, we released our latest study "Millennial Children of Intermarriage: Touchpoints and Trajectories of Jewish Engagement." Our findings illustrate the powerful role of Jewish college experiences, including participation in Birthright Israel and campus-based programs such as Hillel and Chabad, in engaging children of intermarriage in Jewish life. Learn More.

Millennial Children of Intermarriage: Touchpoints and Trajectories of Jewish Engagement

This study is the first comprehensive assessment to examine the religious upbringing, college experiences, and current attitudes and practices of millennial children of intermarriage, a cohort that currently comprises nearly half of the young adult Jewish population. Learn More.

The Israel Literacy Measurement Project: 2015 Report

Anti-Israel campaigns, and the student response to them, often have been assumed to stem from a lack of knowledge about Israel and the Middle East. But is that assumption correct? Learn More.

Research in the News

Report: Millennial Children of Intermarriage, Haaretz. Read article (subscription required).

Study: 75% of Jewish North American college students exposed to antisemitism in 2014, Algemeiner, Read article.

Study: Most Jewish students faced hostilities on North American campuses, JTA, Read article.

Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University

A multi-disciplinary research center dedicated to bringing the concepts, theories, and techniques of social science to bear on the study of contemporary Jewish life.

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