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Relationships of American jews with Israel: What we know and what we need to know

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Prepared for the conference, “Establishing A Research Agenda For The Jewish Community,” Sponsored by the Mandell L. Berman Institute and the North American Jewish Data Bank, New York, October 12–13, 1999.

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Cohen, S.M. Relationships of American jews with Israel: What we know and what we need to know. Cont Jewry 23, 132–155 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02967932

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