Arnold Dashefsky, Ph.D. served as the inaugural holder of the Doris and Simon Konover Chair of Judaic Studies and professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, where he is now emeritus. He is the co-author or editor of thirteen books, including Americans Abroad, Charitable Choices, Ethnic Identification Among American Jews, among others, as well as numerous scholarly articles. A former associate head of the sociology department, he was the founding director of the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life, located in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut, and is the director emeritus and current senior academic consultant of the Berman Jewish DataBank.Ira M. Sheskin, Ph.D. is the director of the Jewish Demography Project of the Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies at the University of Miami and professor of geography at the same institution. He has completed more than 50 major Jewish community studies for Jewish Federations throughout the country and was a member of the National Technical Advisory Committee of the Jewish Federations of North America from 1988 to 2003, which completed both the 1990 and 2000-01 National Jewish Population Surveys. His publications include books entitled Survey Research for Geographers, How Jewish Communities Differ, and Comparisons of Jewish Communities: A Compendium of Tables and Bar Charts.

• Chapter 1. The Quality of American Jewish Life” Steven M. Cohen and Charles S. Liebman.- Chapter 2. Forum on Contemporary American Jewry: Grounds for Optimism or Pessimism?.- Chapter 3. Anti-Semitism in Contemporary America" Tom W. Smith and Benjamin Schapiro.- Chapter 4. American Jews and the Domestic Arena (April 2017 – July 2018)" Steven Windmueller.- Chapter 5. "American Jews and the International Arena (April 2017 – July 2018)" Mitchell Bard.- Chapter 6. "United States Jewish Population, 2018" Ira M. Sheskin and Arnold Dashefsky.- Chapter 7. "Canadian Jewish Population, 2018" Charles Shahar.- Chapter 8.  "World Jewish Population, 2018" Sergio DellaPergola.- Chapter 9. "Jewish Institutions: Jewish Federations; Jewish Community Centers; Jewish Human Service Agencies.- Chapter 10. “National Jewish Organization” Ira M. Sheskin, Arnold Dashefsky, and Sarah Markowitz.- Chapter 11.  “Jewish Museums and Holocaust Museums, Memorials, and Monuments” Ira M. Sheskin, Arnold Dashefsky, and Sarah Markowitz.- Chapter 12.  “Jewish Press: National Jewish Periodicals and Broadcast Media; Local Jewish Periodicals”.- Chapter 13. Academic Resources: Programs in Jewish Studies, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Israel Studies, Professorships of Israel Studies, and Jewish Social Work; Major Books on the North American Jewish Communities; Academic Journals in or about the North American Jewish Communities; Scholarly Articles on the Study of the North American Jewish Communities; Websites and Organizations for Research on North American Jewish Communities; Major Judaic Research and Holocaust Research Libraries.- Chapter 14. “Transitions: Major Events, Honorees, and Obituaries”.

Arnold Dashefsky, Ph.D. served as the inaugural holder of the Doris and Simon Konover Chair of Judaic Studies and professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, where he is now emeritus. He is the co-author or editor of thirteen books, including Americans Abroad, Charitable Choices, Ethnic Identification Among American Jews, among others, as well as numerous scholarly articles. A former associate head of the sociology department, he was the founding director of the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life, located in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut, and is the director emeritus and current senior academic consultant of the Berman Jewish DataBank.Ira M. Sheskin, Ph.D. is the director of the Jewish Demography Project of the Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies at the University of Miami and professor of geography at the same institution. He has completed more than 50 major Jewish community studies for Jewish Federations throughout the country and was a member of the National Technical Advisory Committee of the Jewish Federations of North America from 1988 to 2003, which completed both the 1990 and 2000-01 National Jewish Population Surveys. His publications include books entitled Survey Research for Geographers, How Jewish Communities Differ, and Comparisons of Jewish Communities: A Compendium of Tables and Bar Charts.

• Chapter 1. The Quality of American Jewish Life” Steven M. Cohen and Charles S. Liebman.- Chapter 2. Forum on Contemporary American Jewry: Grounds for Optimism or Pessimism?.- Chapter 3. Anti-Semitism in Contemporary America" Tom W. Smith and Benjamin Schapiro.- Chapter 4. American Jews and the Domestic Arena (April 2017 – July 2018)" Steven Windmueller.- Chapter 5. "American Jews and the International Arena (April 2017 – July 2018)" Mitchell Bard.- Chapter 6. "United States Jewish Population, 2018" Ira M. Sheskin and Arnold Dashefsky.- Chapter 7. "Canadian Jewish Population, 2018" Charles Shahar.- Chapter 8.  "World Jewish Population, 2018" Sergio DellaPergola.- Chapter 9. "Jewish Institutions: Jewish Federations; Jewish Community Centers; Jewish Human Service Agencies.- Chapter 10. “National Jewish Organization” Ira M. Sheskin, Arnold Dashefsky, and Sarah Markowitz.- Chapter 11.  “Jewish Museums and Holocaust Museums, Memorials, and Monuments” Ira M. Sheskin, Arnold Dashefsky, and Sarah Markowitz.- Chapter 12.  “Jewish Press: National Jewish Periodicals and Broadcast Media; Local Jewish Periodicals”.- Chapter 13. Academic Resources: Programs in Jewish Studies, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Israel Studies, Professorships of Israel Studies, and Jewish Social Work; Major Books on the North American Jewish Communities; Academic Journals in or about the North American Jewish Communities; Scholarly Articles on the Study of the North American Jewish Communities; Websites and Organizations for Research on North American Jewish Communities; Major Judaic Research and Holocaust Research Libraries.- Chapter 14. “Transitions: Major Events, Honorees, and Obituaries”.

Arnold Dashefsky, Ph.D. served as the inaugural holder of the Doris and Simon Konover Chair of Judaic Studies and professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, where he is now emeritus. He is the co-author or editor of thirteen books, including Americans Abroad, Charitable Choices, Ethnic Identification Among American Jews, among others, as well as numerous scholarly articles. A former associate head of the sociology department, he was the founding director of the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life, located in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut, and is the director emeritus and current senior academic consultant of the Berman Jewish DataBank.Ira M. Sheskin, Ph.D. is the director of the Jewish Demography Project of the Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies at the University of Miami and professor of geography at the same institution. He has completed more than 50 major Jewish community studies for Jewish Federations throughout the country and was a member of the National Technical Advisory Committee of the Jewish Federations of North America from 1988 to 2003, which completed both the 1990 and 2000-01 National Jewish Population Surveys. His publications include books entitled Survey Research for Geographers, How Jewish Communities Differ, and Comparisons of Jewish Communities: A Compendium of Tables and Bar Charts.

• Chapter 1. The Quality of American Jewish Life” Steven M. Cohen and Charles S. Liebman.- Chapter 2. Forum on Contemporary American Jewry: Grounds for Optimism or Pessimism?.- Chapter 3. Anti-Semitism in Contemporary America" Tom W. Smith and Benjamin Schapiro.- Chapter 4. American Jews and the Domestic Arena (April 2017 – July 2018)" Steven Windmueller.- Chapter 5. "American Jews and the International Arena (April 2017 – July 2018)" Mitchell Bard.- Chapter 6. "United States Jewish Population, 2018" Ira M. Sheskin and Arnold Dashefsky.- Chapter 7. "Canadian Jewish Population, 2018" Charles Shahar.- Chapter 8.  "World Jewish Population, 2018" Sergio DellaPergola.- Chapter 9. "Jewish Institutions: Jewish Federations; Jewish Community Centers; Jewish Human Service Agencies.- Chapter 10. “National Jewish Organization” Ira M. Sheskin, Arnold Dashefsky, and Sarah Markowitz.- Chapter 11.  “Jewish Museums and Holocaust Museums, Memorials, and Monuments” Ira M. Sheskin, Arnold Dashefsky, and Sarah Markowitz.- Chapter 12.  “Jewish Press: National Jewish Periodicals and Broadcast Media; Local Jewish Periodicals”.- Chapter 13. Academic Resources: Programs in Jewish Studies, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Israel Studies, Professorships of Israel Studies, and Jewish Social Work; Major Books on the North American Jewish Communities; Academic Journals in or about the North American Jewish Communities; Scholarly Articles on the Study of the North American Jewish Communities; Websites and Organizations for Research on North American Jewish Communities; Major Judaic Research and Holocaust Research Libraries.- Chapter 14. “Transitions: Major Events, Honorees, and Obituaries”.