This bulletin describes the interplay of demographic and sociopolitical processes in Israel since the state's founding in May 1948 and projects what it might be to 2015. Heavy Jewish immigration, especially during the "mass immigration" of 1948-51, has balanced the high natural increase of Moslems so that the proportion of Jews in…

A survey to determine the extent of their Judaic studies resources was undertaken at seven university libraries belonging to the Five Associated University Libraries (FAUL) consortium or the State University of New York (SUNY) University Center libraries. Limiting Judaic resources to five major classes defined by the Library of Congress, shelf…

This article contends that an urban ethnic community is capable of developing coinciding spatial and sociocultural boundaries. This correspondence will be strengthened when the leaders of the ethnic community perceive that demographic concentration is politically advantageous. The case of the Sikh population of Vancouver supports this contention.…

A list of easy to read books for children about minority groups, ethnic groups, religious groups and folklore. (MB)

Factors associated with the chosen occupation (door to door peddling) of many Syrians account for the initial movement of Syrians into and throughout New York State in the early 1900s. Variations in Syrian population density are explained in this article. (Author/GC)

Questions addressed include: the sources of the desire for higher education among kibbutz members; the response of the kibbutz movement to this push; the current and likely future consequences of ever larger numbers of kibbutz members with advanced education: and what lessons can be learned about equalitarian societies generally from the kibbutz…

Growing recognition by government that social services cannot be for the poor alone has led to a series of laws appropriating Federal funds for services to different categories of clients. The rapid expansion in public spending, however, has created a fragmented system marked by lack of coordination among its components. The impersonality of this…

Although various religious, ethnic, or racial groups have established their own social work education institutions, the Jewish community has had some difficulty maintaining such schools. The history of one illustrates the role of Jewish social work and of particularist social work education in general. (MSE)

Explores the image of Jewish fathers as portrayed in children's picture books, discussing themes, trends, and significant works, and suggesting guidelines for selecting and evaluating such books. Annotations and discussion of nearly 50 books show fathers in a variety of religious and secular roles and demonstrate the diversity existing within…

Focuses on the apparent position of U.S. Catholics, particularly those of relatively recent immigrant roots, in several contexts and identifies one possible response by them to their seeming predicament. (Author/AM)

Differences in acculturation patterns among Protestant and Catholic (Orthodox) Syrians in a city in the southern United States are examined in this paper. Theoretical perspectives on religious/cultural group assimilation are reviewed and the methodology of the current study is outlined. The history of Protestantism in traditionally Catholic Syria…

Family therapy has been deficient in accounting for the impact of ethnic, religious, and racial values on success or failure in treating families. Jewish families respond well in family therapy due to a set of values. An individual's neurotic disposition may evolve from conflicts between family values and independent identity. (Author/JEL)

The history and practices of the Hutterite communal society in America are outlined. Every Hutterite child attends a German school for 101/2 hours per week. Major emphasis is on skills of reading and writing German, and the language serves to unite the group in its spiritual and cultural heritage. (CHK)

Investigates the sociolinguistic interaction between language behavior, religious affiliation, and degree of bilingualism in a group of Pennsylvania Germans. Also explores the nature of bilingualism and language contact phenomena in order to gain an understanding of ethnic subcultures and strategies to maintain their identity. (Author/MES)