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This
enewsletter highlights a new dimension of our research on Taglit-Birthright Israel.
By now the program's impact on the nearly 200,000 Diaspora Jewish young adults
who have participated in its free tours is well documented. What has only
recently surfaced, however, is Taglit's influence on the Israeli participants.
Since its inception nine years ago, more than 30,000 Israeli young adults have
also experienced Birthright Israel.
On any given tour, six to eight Israeli participants-mostly soldiers but
also many students-join for at least five days of the ten-day experience. Our
new study of the Israeli participants in Taglit-Birthright
Israel demonstrates that the
program not only nurtures pride in Israel and the IDF but also
strengthens Jewish identity and feelings of connection to the Jewish people
worldwide. The report is available in Hebrew and English.
Please see also our new report on the 2007-08 Taglit-Birthright Israel trip applicants and participants.
Best
wishes for a healthy and peaceful 2009.
Leonard
Saxe, director
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies
Steinhardt Social Research Institute
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Encountering the Other, Finding Oneself:
The Taglit-Birthright Israel Mifgash
Theodore Sasson, David
Mittelberg (Oranim
Academic College
of Education), Shahar Hecht, and Leonard Saxe
 For this report, researchers interviewed Israeli participants in focus groups and observed their formal and informal interactions with the Diaspora trip participants.
Several months later, researchers surveyed over 400 Israeli soldiers who
participated in Taglit trips. After the trips, the overwhelming
majority of the Israeli participants agreed strongly that the program made them
feel proud to be Israeli, proud of their military service, and proud of the
State of Israel. Read the report.
For survey frequencies,
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Encountering the Other, Finding Oneself:
The Taglit-Birthright Israel Mifgash (Hebrew edition)
Theodore Sasson, David
Mittelberg (Oranim
Academic College
of Education), Shahar Hecht, and Leonard Saxe
Translated by Noa Milman and
Drora Lavie
 Read the report.
For
Hebrew version of survey frequencies, click here.
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| Taglit-Birthright Israel Evaluation: 2007-2008 North American Cohorts
Leonard Saxe, Benjamin Phillips, Graham Wright, Matthew Boxer, Shahar Hecht, Theodore Sasson
 Taglit-Birthright Israel Evaluation is the latest in a series of reports that describe Taglit applicants and participants and assess the short-term impact of program participation. This report finds that the growth of the program in recent rounds has resulted in increased numbers of applicants from less engaged Jewish backgrounds. Researchers found, however, that despite the heavier participation of less Jewishly engaged participants, the program impact on Jewish attitudes and identity remained comparable to previous years. Read the report.
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