The Jewishness of Israelis: Responses to the Guttman Report

Title and Copyright

THE JEWISHNESS OF ISRAELIS SUNY Series in Israeli Studies Edited by Russell Stone The Jewishness of Israelis Responses to the Guttman Report Edited by Charles S. Liebman and Elihu Katz STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 1997 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246 Production by Cathleen Collins Marketing by Bernadette LaManna Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Jewishness ofIsraelis : responses to the Guttman report / edited by Charles S. Liebman and Elihu Katz. p. cm. - (SUNY series in Israeli studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0·7914·3305·6 (alk. paper). - ISBN 0·7914·33064 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Judaism-Israel-Public opinion. 2. OrthodoxJudaism-IsraelPublic opinion. 3. Israelis-Religious life. 4. Public opinionIsrael . 5. Social surveys-Israel. I. Liebman, Charles S. II. Katz, Elihu, 1926- . III. Series. BM390J49 1997 296' .095694-dc20 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 96·2904 CIP To our esteemed friend S. Z. ABRAMOV ...