The Decline of the American Jewish Community.

Short of a miracle, the future of the Jewish community in America is not a happy one. All signs point to a continuing decline in Jewish population, Jewish commitment to group survival, Jewish communal unity, and Jewish civic influence. And this is not because of what antisemites do, but because of what Jews themselves are doing and not doing.

First, with the exception of Orthodox Jews, Jews are not reproducing to overcome their death rate, averaging about 1.5 children per family instead of the needed 2.1 to maintain their present numbers. Were it not for Orthodox Jews h