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Fertility differentials among Serbian Jews

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Recent studies tend to validate the important role played by culture and especially religion in fertility behaviours. This paper investigates a link between religiosity and fertility among Serbian Jewish populations, namely the Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jews. It is found that among Serbian Jews, in spite of general low levels of fertility, religiousness (measured by time devoted to religious activities) and ethnic origin contribute to the fertility differentials. This paper sets out to explore the relationship between religiosity and fertility among Jews in Serbia and whether religiosity has contributed to the fertility differential between the main branches of the Serbian Jewry, namely the Sephardim and Ashkenazim.

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14(2)

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215-228

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Link to article (paywalled), Fertility differentials among Serbian Jews

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Čvorović, Jelena Fertility differentials among Serbian Jews. Journal of Modern Jewish Studies. 2015: 215-228.  https://archive.jpr.org.uk/10.1080/14725886.2014.992182