Research center for the social-scientific study of contemporary Jewish life
Brandeis University
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Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
About 11% of graduate students hostile toward Israel, 9% toward Jews; humanities PhDs are most antagonistic group, Brandeis University research finds; 21% say violence at protests sometimes acceptable.
Read more: timesofisrael.com/most-us-gr…
Our latest report discussed in @jdforward: These college students have favorable views of Israel. They also think it’s committing genocide. forward.com/news/847115/bran…
Our new report draws on data collected from nearly 4,000 undergraduates, examining their views on specific statements that have been the subject of much debate in the Israel/Palestine discourse. brandeis.edu/cmjs/antisemiti…
Our newest Jewish community study provides a comprehensive portrait of the characteristics, attitudes, and behaviors of the Jewish community in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, and Waukesha Counties, Wisconsin and its estimated 16,700 Jewish households. brandeis.edu/cmjs/community-…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
A new study on campus discrimination highlights that at least a third of Jewish, Muslim, Black and Asian students have encountered hate and hostility at their universities.
@HaleyCohen19 reports:
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Drawing on data from a survey of nearly 4,000 students at 4-year schools across the US, our new report aims to understand the campus context for antisemitism, as well as for other forms of prejudice toward ethno-religious and racial groups. brandeis.edu/cmjs/antisemiti…
Birthright participants are far more engaged; their peers are losing ties to Judaism, study finds ejewishphilanthropy.com/birt…
Birthright travelers look different after Oct. 7 -- but the effect remains the same, study shows jta.org/2026/03/23/israel/bi… via @JTAnews
"Nationwide, the Jewish community has become more diverse, so it makes sense that the rabbinate would be as well" ~CMJS Interim Director Janet Krasner Aronson apnews.com/article/judaism-w…
CMJS researchers' recent article on the relationship between antisemitism and political ideology, "Antisemitism, Israel, and Political Ideology on the American College Campus,” appears in the journal Politics, Groups, and Identities. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Just published: "Antisemitism, Israel, and political ideology on the American college campus" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
📽 Join JFS at @CohenCenter Brandeis for an exclusive screening of “7/10: Testigos del Terror,” the first documentary capturing Oct. 7 through Israel’s Latin American community.
📅 Dec 2, 2025
📍 Wasserman Cinematheque
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
Join us & @CohenCenter Initiative on the Jews of the Americas (JOTA) on December 3 @12PM (EST) for the book talk "The Holocaust and Latin America: Migration, Resettlement and Memory" led by co-editors Daniela Gleizer, Emmanuel Kahan, and @YaelSiman.
RSVP:
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Citing a number of CMJS Jewish community studies. "Making interfaith families a valued part of Jewish communities" ejewishphilanthropy.com/maki…
Citing CMJS research on Jewish young adults and Israel. "End of Gaza war offers a historic opportunity to reengage young Jews worldwide" ejewishphilanthropy.com/end-…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
Antisemitism on campus is a real problem − but headlines and government-proposed solutions don’t match the experience of most Jewish students
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Antisemitic beliefs rare among faculty, Brandeis University study finds highereddive.com/news/antise… via @HigherEdDive
Just released: "Ideology in the Classroom" explores how faculty at US universities think about contentious political issues and how these issues are addressed in the classroom. Based on a survey of more than 2200 faculty at 146 research universities. brandeis.edu/cmjs/antisemiti…