http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/the-unfolding-economic-crisis-its-devastating-implications-for-american-jewry/ Connect. Educate. Innovate. Fri, 25 May 2012 15:45:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/the-unfolding-economic-crisis-its-devastating-implications-for-american-jewry/comment-page-1/#comment-31918 GW Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:20:40 +0000 http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/?p=2343#comment-31918 I actually think this is naive. In the US, at least, the financial debacle is not considered a "Jewish" problem. Nor is it in normal Europe (I live in Berlin). Certainly strident antisemites will use it, but they use everything. However, although we earn a decent living, my family could not afford to join a synagogue or send our children to a Jewish school when we lived in Westchester county NY. That with an offer of 50% off tuition. Who can afford 15,000 (after discount!) per child! With a similar discount, our synagogue dues were over $2,000. No wonder there is disaffiliation. We couldn't afford to pay over 70% of our after tax, after mortgage earnings to be Jewish. So we went to Germany, and have a higher quality of Jewish life. I actually think this is naive. In the US, at least, the financial debacle is not considered a “Jewish” problem. Nor is it in normal Europe (I live in Berlin). Certainly strident antisemites will use it, but they use everything.
However, although we earn a decent living, my family could not afford to join a synagogue or send our children to a Jewish school when we lived in Westchester county NY. That with an offer of 50% off tuition. Who can afford 15,000 (after discount!) per child! With a similar discount, our synagogue dues were over $2,000. No wonder there is disaffiliation. We couldn’t afford to pay over 70% of our after tax, after mortgage earnings to be Jewish. So we went to Germany, and have a higher quality of Jewish life.

]]> http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/the-unfolding-economic-crisis-its-devastating-implications-for-american-jewry/comment-page-1/#comment-31910 Grim study on recession’s impact on Jewish life | JW Political Insider Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:36:31 +0000 http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/?p=2343#comment-31910 [...] You can read the paper at eJewish Philanthropy. [...] [...] You can read the paper at eJewish Philanthropy. [...]

]]> http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/the-unfolding-economic-crisis-its-devastating-implications-for-american-jewry/comment-page-1/#comment-31874 The Unfolding Economic Crisis: Its Devastating Implications for American Jewry | Realty Estate News Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:14:34 +0000 http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/?p=2343#comment-31874 [...] View original here:  The Unfolding Economic Crisis: Its Devastating Implications for American Jewry [...] [...] View original here:  The Unfolding Economic Crisis: Its Devastating Implications for American Jewry [...]

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