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even "non-denominational"
Jews.
A telling example is provid-
ed by rates of travel to Israel.
Even though Reform Jews are
probably the best-educated
and most affluent denomina-
tion (factors which promote
international travel), only a
quarter of adult Reform Jews
have ever visited Israel. In
contrast, more than a third of
Conservative Jews have been
there, and a majority of Or-
thodox Jews.
While the one-time trip
may reflect only a passing in-
terest in Israel, multiple
visits suggest an even deeper
commitment to the Jewish
state. Here the gap between
Reform and other Jews is
more dramatic. Only 7 per-
cent of Reform Jews said they
had been to Israel more than
once, as compared to 10 per-
cent of non-denominational
Jews, 13 percent of Conser-
vative Jews and 34 percent of
the Orthodox.
Travel to Israel was only
one of several measures of
commitment to Israel to ap-
pear on the survey. In fact, in
1986 we repeated five ques-
tions that appeared in the
1983 study. These questions
queried: reading about Israel
in newspapers and
magazines, talking about
Israel with friends and
relatives, considering oneself
a Zionist, caring about Israel
as "a very important part of
my being a Jew," and regar-
ding Israel's destruction as
"one of the greatest personal
tragedies in my life." I com-
bined responses to these five
items into a single composite
index of "Attachment to
Israel." Again, Reform Jews
trailed all the others.
Furthermore, compared to
the results from the 1983
survey (of a different sample
of respondents), it seems the
Orthodox may have inten-
sified their commitment to
Israel, the Conservatives re-
mained unchanged, and the
Reform became even more
alienated.
Reform Jews reported the
fewest personal ties and con-
tacts with Israelis. We asked
whether respondents knew
American immigrants to
Israel, had family or friends
there, or simply knew an
Israeli who might invite them
for a meal. More than two-
thirds of the Orthodox
reported at least two sorts of
relationships, as did almost
half the Conservative
respondents, who slightly
outscored the Reform Jews,
where just over 40 percent
reported such relationships.
Hopes and aspirations for
one's children provide yet a
different perspective on Jews'
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