Cornell University Completes
Study of Jetvs in Small Towns
NEW YORK (JTA) — Jews urban co-religionists, are an-
living in small-town America xious for their children to keep
have a "decided and unique ef- the faith and marry Jews. As a
feet in changing the attitudes , result, they send them to Jew-
of Christians towards Jews gen-lish summer camps and, when
erally," Prof. Peter Rose. a ; they are through with high
noted sociologist, reports in a school, encourage them to at-
Cornell University study of I tend large, metropolitan uni-
"Small - Town Jews and their Iversities."
Although he has a deep-
Neighbors."
The study, sponsored by the seated sense of Jewish identi-
Anti-Defamation L e a g u e of fication, the rural Jew rarely
Bnai Brith, was made in rural or never attends religious
communities of less than 10.000 services. Three - fourths of
those queried said they be-
residents in New York state.
long to some religious con-
It concluded that in small
gregation and 86 per Cent
towns, Jews are not just par-
placed themselves in some
ticipants in formal community
Jewish category — Orthodox,
functions but are usually "an
Conservative or Reform—but
integral part" of the social
they do not attend services
life. "Because the Jew is con-
because the synagogue is too
stantly in direct contact with
far away. (Estimates ranged
Christians in the small com-
from 15 to 100 miles). Those
munity, he gets to know their
who did not consider them-
ways and they cannot help
selves to be in any of the
but get to know him. He not
three categories qualified
only stands upon the thresh-
their answers with "I'm a
old of influencing deep-seated
liberal Jew," or "My family
images, but he has the oppor-
are ethical Jews," or "We're
tunity to recast. them," Prof.
Jews,
that's all."
Rose reported.
While distance or belief
The small-town Jew, the re-
port said. finds himself more keeps them out of the syna-
accepted formally and infor- gogue, many keep traditional
mally than does the city Jew. observances at home. For ex-
Being invited to one another's ample. over half celebrate the
homes for informal visiting is Passover holidays, 25 per cent
an everyday occurrence between never serve bacon or ham, and
Christian and Jew in the coin- 15 per cent maintain strictly
kosher homes even though it
munity
Eighty-seven per cent of the means importing meat from
rural Jews queried could not distant cities.
Almost all of the Jews of
think of any community orga-
nizations guilty of anti-Semi- New York's rural areas are
tism. Eight-one per cent said urban-emigrants who spent the
that no discrimination of any early part of their lives in
kind was practiced in their American or European cities.
Two-thirds of them settled in
communities.
"Fifty per cent of the small- hamlets for business reasons—
town Jews designated a Chris- they started stores after having
tian person as their closest been traveling salesmen or ped-
friend; but 30 per cent said dlers. The majority of the rest
they felt 'more comfortable' are refugee physicians who
with Jews than with non-Jews." fled to America from Nazi-
the study noted. "Identifying dominated countries and found
with Judaism seems to play a it difficult to establish prac-
major role in the attitudes of tices in urban areas. Others are
Jewish parents toward their lawyers, teachers, insurance
children," Prof. Rose reported. brokers, cattle dealers and
"Small-town Jews, like their farmers, according to the study.
Weizmann Institute Modynanucs
Group Gets $675,000 from U.S.
A grant of $675,000 has been down into a $300.000 allocation
awarded the Weizmann Institute for the new building. to be
of Science at Rehovoth. Israel. located in the vicinity of the
by the Population Council of ' department of experimental bi-
America. ology: 5125.000 for new equip-
The money will be used for ment and $250.000 for a five-
a new building and research year period of operating ex-
costs in the Institute's Biody- penses.
Prof. Shelesnyak relates that
namics Group, under Prof. M.
the reproduction of species, gen-
C. Shelesnyak.
The Population Council of eration after generation. is the
America was established in 1953 primary purpose of the biolog-
to study the social. medical. bio- ical organism. It can therefore
logical and other aspects of be said to be the most important
reproduction. This is their first of all aspects of life, yet corn-
grant in this area of scientific paratively little is known of the
research. reproductive process. both be-
The sum of $675,000 breaks cause of the nature and com-
plexity of the process itself. and
l religious
ia.
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