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Date: 2025
Abstract: This landmark study uses statistical modelling and data generated by the JPR 2022 National Jewish Identity Survey to examine the long-term impact of several early Jewish educational and family experiences on various Jewish identity outcomes. The study authors have sought to quantify the extent to which different programmes and experiences shape Jewishness in the long run. The report was funded by and prepared for the Jewish Leadership Council (JLC) as part of its ‘Forge the Future’ programme. Some of the key findings in this report: The type of Jewish upbringing people receive in their childhood home—especially Orthodox or Traditional upbringing—is the most important and enduring predictor of Jewish identity outcomes, and far more so than any single programme. In the long run, involvement in a Jewish youth movement is statistically more impactful than attending a Jewish school or a short-term Israel programme. Indeed, not only are peer-led experiences the most impactful, they are also the cheapest to run. The impact of educational programmes is slightly greater on those who were aged 18–39 than those who were aged 40–59 whereas the impact of upbringing is greater on the 40–59 year olds. This suggests that the impact of educational experiences in childhood ‘wears off’ over time, whereas Jewish upbringing is more enduring. Parents need to recognise their key role in fomenting Jewish identity outcomes through the home; the task cannot be outsourced, however good the programmes seem to be. But the amount of impact even upbringing has on Jewish identity outcomes is surprisingly limited. There are simply too many unknown and random variables that impact Jewish identity formation. Ultimately, none of the experiences we examined dramatically shift long-term Jewish identity trajectories; there are no silver bullets and no short cuts. It is far better therefore to conceptualise the task of Jewish identity development in terms of a Jewish ecosystem of interrelated learning opportunities.
Date: 2023
Abstract: At 28,075 Jewish people, Greater Manchester recorded the largest Jewish population in the UK
outside of London and adjacent Hertfordshire. At first sight, it appears to have grown by 12%
between 2011 and 2021, most likely driven largely by high birth-rates among the strictly Orthodox
community. Similarly, if the data eventually proves to be accurate, this constitutes a growth of 29%
over the twenty years between 2001 and 2021. Provisional estimates of the Haredi community
based on other data sources (such as Manchester Connections) suggest that the Haredi community
could be as large as 22,778 but, again, further analysis is needed before any firm conclusions can be
drawn. Whatever the final numbers, it is clear that Greater Manchester, which includes the largest
Eruv in the UK with a perimeter of more than 13 miles, covering parts of Prestwich, Crumpsall and
Higher Broughton, is an important and growing centre of Jewish life.

This report was commissioned by Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester & Regions
(GMJRC) to research and analyse community strengths and provide a mapping of Jewish
organisations in the Greater Manchester area. It was overseen by the GMJRC strategic group – a
group that was formed of Councils and organisations across the Jewish religious spectrum as a
response to the pandemic. It reviews services in seven themes: Children & Young People; Adult
Services; Older People; Health; Employment; Emergency Response; and Housing. As well as looking
at delivery, governance, leadership, and building assets, it also tries to understand where the gaps
and support needs are. As the demographics and relative sizes of the mainstream and strictly
Orthodox Jewish populations continue to change, this study represents an important examination
of both the challenges and opportunities of how the respective communities work together. As
these populations change across the UK, and beyond, the study will have significance to other cities
where these Jewish communities exist side by side.

The Institute of Jewish Policy Research (JPR) used a variety of data sources to identify organisations
delivering in each theme and built maps of that data which can be seen throughout this report.
Mobilise Public Ltd use several methods to gather data from these organisations in each theme.
The main approach was qualitative, using stakeholder interviews and focus group discussions with a
purposely selected sample of these organisations, and the evidence collected was supplemented
with a short survey which was issued to a larger number of organisations. The research was
coproduced with a subset of the strategic group through a series of facilitated sessions and was
designed to build a good understanding of delivery in each theme as well as an understanding of
challenges and opportunities in readiness for the strategic group to develop a more integrated
strategy for the Greater Manchester Jewish community