Results from AJC’s Survey of American Millennial Jews, a part of AJC’s Surveys of American and Israeli Millennial Jews, conducted by the research company YouGov, is based on online surveys carried out February 9 – March 30, 2022, with a sample of 800 Millennial American Jews (defined between the ages of 25-40). The margin of error is +/- 4.69%. AJC is a non-partisan organization that neither supports nor endorses candidates for elective offices.
1. How much, if at all, is being connected to Israel important to your Jewish identity?
| Very important | 27.7% |
| Somewhat important | 26.8% |
| Not too important | 22.1% |
| Not at all important | 21.7% |
| I don't know | 1.7% |
2. How well do each of the following statements describe your own experience or views?
2a. It is ok to distance myself from Israel in order to better fit in among my friends.
| Very well | 10.0% |
| Somewhat well | 15.9% |
| Not too well | 23.0% |
| Not well at all | 43.2% |
| I don't know | 7.9% |
2b. The anti-Israel climate, on campus or elsewhere, has forced me to hide my Jewish identity.
| Very well | 10.0% |
| Somewhat well | 12.9% |
| Not too well | 20.5% |
| Not well at all | 41.7% |
| I don't know | 4.1% |
|
I don't think there is an anti-Israel climate |
10.9% |
2c. The anti-Israel climate, on campuses and elsewhere, has made me rethink my commitment to Israel.
| Very well | 10.2% |
| Somewhat well | 17.7% |
| Not too well | 13.7% |
| Not well at all | 40.4% |
| I don't know | 5.6% |
|
I don't think there is an anti-Israel climate |
12.3% |
2d. The anti-Israel climate, on campuses or elsewhere, has damaged my relationships with friends.
| Very well | 8.3% |
| Somewhat well | 13.4% |
| Not too well | 13.7% |
| Not well at all | 49.5% |
| I don't know | 4.0% |
|
I don't think there is an anti-Israel climate |
11.3% |
3. How important is it that the American Jewish community and Israel maintain close ties?
| Very important | 48.0% |
| Somewhat important | 24.8% |
| Not too important | 12.7% |
| Not at all important | 10.6% |
| I don't know | 3.9% |
4a. Do you think a strong State of Israel is necessary to the survival of the Jewish people outside Israel?
| Very necessary | 42.0% |
| Somewhat necessary | 27.6% |
| Not too necessary | 11.9% |
| Not at all necessary | 13.0% |
| I don't know | 5.4% |
4b. Do you think a strong Jewish community outside of Israel is necessary to the survival of Israel?
| Very necessary | 50.7% |
| Somewhat necessary | 29.5% |
| Not too necessary | 8.4% |
| Not at all necessary | 5.3% |
| I don't know | 6.1% |
5. How appropriate is it for American Jews to try to influence Israeli policy?
| Very appropriate | 19.8% |
| Somewhat appropriate | 35.5% |
| Not too appropriate | 23.3% |
| Not at all appropriate | 12.9% |
| I don't know | 8.5% |
6. How much responsibility, if any, do you feel you personally have to help fellow Jews in Israel?
| A great deal | 26.0% |
| Some | 32.8% |
| Not much | 23.5% |
| None at all | 12.3% |
| I don't know | 5.4% |
7. Do you believe that a viable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is possible?
| Yes | 52.3% |
| No | 18.6% |
| I don't know | 29.1% |
7a. Which of the following outcomes would you most favor?
Among those that believe that a viable solution is possible
| Two independent Israeli and Palestinian states living side by side | 47.0% |
| One bi-national state with a single government elected | 22.5% |
| Israeli annexation of the West Bank leading to an extension of Israeli sovereignty, but in which Palestinians have a unique civil status and are represented by Palestinian municipal leaders | 15.1% |
| Status quo management of the conflict | 3.5% |
| I don't know | 8.6% |
| None of the above | 3.3% |
8. Which of the following definitions best describe your connection to Judaism?
| Judaism is a religion, a faith | 32.9% |
| Judaism is a culture, a cultural identity | 42.1% |
| Judaism is an ethnicity | 11.4% |
| Judaism is a nationality | 3.3% |
| I don't know/ none of the above | 4.2% |
| Other | 6.0% |
9. How important is speaking Hebrew to Jewish identity?
| Very necessary | 26.2% |
| Somewhat necessary | 32.2% |
| Not too necessary | 27.2% |
| Not at all necessary | 12.3% |
| I don't know | 2.1% |
10. In general, would you describe your political views as...
| Very conservative | 8.6% |
| Conservative | 11.0% |
| Moderate or centrist | 19.5% |
| Liberal | 22.6% |
| Very liberal | 16.0% |
| Progressive | 20.6% |
| I don't know | 1.6% |
11. Which of the following categories best describes you, even if none of the options is exactly right?
| Very religious | 15.1% |
| Moderately religious | 22.1% |
| Traditional | 18.4% |
| Secular | 30.5% |
| Anti-religious | 6.6% |
| Other | 7.3% |
