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The field of research of contemporary European Jewish populations is constantly in flux. New studies are constantly being produced and published across Europe. Research in the field is shaped by the changing circumstances Jews find themselves in and the changing ways that Jews respond to them. More broadly, as the 'state of the art' in social research methodology develops over time, and the social sciences are informed by new perspectives and theories, so research on European Jewish populations will reflect these developments.

As a long-term project that seeks to include all relevant studies on European Jewish populations, the European Jewish Research Archive encompasses the field as it evolves. In this collection, we suggest recently-added items that represent new developments in the field and that those interested in the field should take note of.

The items highlighted here are selected on a number of criteria: Some offer new empirical data that sheds light on emerging issues or offers a new perspective on enduring issues. Some offer novel methodological approaches that suggest new possibilities in social research on European Jewish populations. Some are selected simply because of their excellence and their ability to inspire.

This collection will be constantly updated to reflect the development of EJRA's collection.
Must Reads
Classroom challenges for teaching about and addressing anti-semitism in the OSCE region
Classroom challenges for teaching about and addressing anti-semitism in the OSCE region
This report, produced by Professor P. Weller and Dr. I. Foster of the University of Derby, United Kingdom, is based on two phases of research conducted in six OSCE participating States—Belgium, Germany, Greece, Moldova, Poland and the United States of America—between December 2016 and May 2018.

The report presents an overall pattern of evidence to identify a range of key challenges with at least some relevance for teaching about and addressing anti-Semitism in classroom contexts across the OSCE region as a whole, and thus provides the basis for recommendations that could inform the development of teacher resources to meet those challenges in any OSCE participating State, not just the ones studied for this report.
Engine of Hate: The online networks behind the Labour Party's antisemitism crisis
Engine of Hate: The online networks behind the Labour Party's antisemitism crisis
A contribution to the ongoing debate about antisemitism in the British Labour Party, this report analyses the behaviour of Labour supporting Twitter accounts, networks and alternative media sites to discover whether (and if so, how) antisemitic narratives have taken root in Labour-supporting online circles.

Using up to four years’ worth of tweets, it finds that there is no separation online between generic pro-Labour Twitter accounts and campaigns, and abusive Twitter accounts that claim to act in support of Labour in order to shut down allegations of antisemitism against the party.
Religious Intermarriage in England and Wales: Differences in Individual and Area Characteristics of Endogamous and Exogamous Couples
Religious Intermarriage in England and Wales: Differences in Individual and Area Characteristics of Endogamous and Exogamous Couples
Religious intermarriage in England and Wales is an under-researched area. The aim of this study is to identify whether there are any statistically significant differences in personal or spatial characteristics between religiously endogamous and exogamous couples, and if so, to provide some explanation as to why.

Although the paper considers religious intermarriage generally, there is a focus on Jews as the only group which demonstrates a high level of stability of religion reporting and material levels of exogamy. Logistic regression indicates that Jewish population density, start decade of the partnership and whether the individuals are in work and live in an area with a large synagogue are statistically significant differentiators that have a material impact on levels of exogamy and endogamy. A strong link between exogamy and cohabitation (and delayed childbearing) is also established for this group.
Scriptural Reasoning among Jews and Muslims in London: Dynamics of an Inter-Religious Practice
Scriptural Reasoning among Jews and Muslims in London: Dynamics of an Inter-Religious Practice
Scriptural Reasoning (SR)—the philosophical inter-religious study of foundational religious texts—came into being as an academic practice in the 1990s. This articles analyses how in London over the past decades this practice has gradually been applied by new groups—including as a means for Jewish-Muslim engagement.

The authors argue that SR practices, after having been adapted to community and individual needs and responding to religious and social caveats from different sides, provide a meaningful approach to constructive and dynamic interaction and engagement between Jews and Muslims at a grassroots level.
Why European Jewish Demography? A foundation paper
Why European Jewish Demography? A foundation paper
This paper is the first output of the new European Jewish Demography Unit, set up by JPR in January 2019 with the generous support of the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe, to undertake demographic research about Jewish populations across Europe.

The paper is written in three parts. Part 1 describes what Jewish demography is, as a subject area, and its purpose and value, with specific reference to Jews in Europe. Part 2 explores some of the critiques of demography from the past and present and responds to these by outlining how the data should be used and have been used for highly constructive purposes. Part 3 outlines what the European Jewish Demography Unit will do, and the methods and approach it will take.
A Half Century of Jewish Emigration from the Former Soviet Union
A Half Century of Jewish Emigration from the Former Soviet Union
This lecture was presented by Dr Mark Tolts on his retirement. Tolts has been a prolific research on the Jewish demography of the former Soviet Union, its successor states, and on the Russian-speaking Jewish diaspora. In this lecture he summarises his thoughts on the major demographic changes that have resulted from Jewish emigration from the former Soviet Union over the last few decades.
Boundaries of Jewish Identities in Contemporary Finland
Boundaries of Jewish Identities in Contemporary Finland
This introduction to a special issue of the journal Nordisk Judaistik – Scandinavian Jewish Studies, discusses a number of research studies on Jewish life in contemporary Finland. The studies are part of an ongoing project on Jewish identity in Finland.

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