Results from AJC’s Survey of Israeli Millennial Jews, a part of AJC’s Surveys of American and Israeli Millennial Jews, conducted by the research company GeoCartography, are based on online surveys carried out February 14 – February 22, 2022, with a national sample of 1000 Millennial Israeli Jews (defined between the ages of 25-40). The margin of error is +/- 3.0%, at a statistical significance level of 95%. AJC is a non-partisan organization that neither supports nor endorses candidates for elective offices.
1. Are you interested in having a deeper relationship with the Jewish American community?
| Very interested | 15.3% |
| Somewhat interested | 44.8% |
| Not so much | 20.4% |
| Not at all | 4.9% |
| I don't know | 14.7% |
2. If you knew an Israeli action could cause harm to the American Jewish community, what would your reaction be?
| Send help to the community | 10.8% |
| Protest in front of the government | 3.8% |
| Protest on social media | 11.6% |
| Be interested in reading more about the topic | 41.5% |
| I would do nothing | 32.4% |
3. According to AJC's 2021 Antisemitism in America report, 1 of every 4 American Jews said they experienced antisemitism in the last year. How much attention do you dedicate to the state of antisemitism in America?
| Very much | 15.3% |
| Quite a lot | 45.5% |
| Somewhat | 27.1% |
| Not at all | 6.4% |
| I don't know | 5.8% |
4. To what degree do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Israel should consider the wellbeing of American Jews in making its policy decisions?"
| Very much | 6.7% |
| Quite a lot | 25.6% |
| Somewhat | 39.3% |
| Not at all | 20.0% |
| I don't know | 8.5% |
5. Looking ahead five years, do you think that the ties between American and Israeli Jews will be…
| Stronger than today | 32.4% |
| Weaker than today | 24.1% |
| About the same as today | 43.6% |
6. How important is it that the American Jewish community and Israel maintain close ties?
| Very important | 46.1% |
| Somewhat important | 43.1% |
| Not too important | 5.5% |
| Not at all important | 1.1% |
| I don't know | 4.3% |
7a. Do you think a strong State of Israel is necessary to the survival of the Jewish people outside Israel?
| Very necessary | 45.1% |
| Somewhat necessary | 34.9% |
| Not too necessary | 9.9% |
| Not at all necessary | 2.4% |
| I don't know | 7.8% |
7b. Do you think a strong Jewish community outside of Israel is necessary to the survival of Israel?
| Very necessary | 27.8% |
| Somewhat necessary | 41.8% |
| Not too necessary | 18.0% |
| Not at all necessary | 4.0% |
| I don't know | 8.5% |
8. How appropriate is it for American Jews to try to influence Israeli policy?
| Very appropriate | 3.30% |
| Somewhat appropriate | 19.4% |
| Not too appropriate | 43.4% |
| Not at all appropriate | 26.2% |
| I don't know | 7.8% |
9. How much responsibility, if any, do you feel you personally have to help fellow Jews in the U.S.?
| A great deal | 8.9% |
| Some | 33.4% |
| Not much | 29.9% |
| None at all | 17.7% |
| I don't know | 10.2% |
10. Do you believe that a viable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is possible?
| Yes | 23.9% |
| No | 56.2% |
| I don't know | 19.9% |
10a. 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 | 51.5% |
| One bi-national state with a single government elected | 5.4% |
| 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 | 18.8% |
| Status quo management of the conflict | 6.3% |
| I don't know | 6.3% |
| None of the above | 11.7% |
11. Which of the following definitions best describe your connection to Judaism?
| Judaism is a religion, a faith | 37.8% |
| Judaism is a culture, a cultural identity | 23.2% |
| Judaism is an ethnicity | 12.4% |
| Judaism is a nationality | 20.1% |
| I don't know/ none of the above | 3.4% |
| Other | 3.2% |
12. How important is speaking Hebrew to Jewish identity?
| Very necessary | 48.5% |
| Somewhat necessary | 32.4% |
| Not too necessary | 13.2% |
| Not at all necessary | 3.0% |
| I don't know | 3.0% |
13. Throughout your life, have you ever learned about the Jewish Diaspora? If yes, where?
| School | 50.3% |
| Youth movement or extracurriculars | 9.7% |
| Summer camp | 5.8% |
| Military/National Service | 16.9% |
| University/College | 14.9% |
| In a program with American participants (Taglit-Birthright, etc.) | 9.7% |
| Working with the American Jewish Community (shlihut - cultural emissary work, volunteering, gap year) | 3.8% |
| Resided in the U.S. for an extended period | 3.4% |
| Friends/Family | 24.0% |
| TV and film | 26.3% |
| Elsewhere | 5.5% |
| None of the above | 24.8% |
14. Using the metaphor of a family, do you consider American Jews as your…
| Siblings | 23.1% |
| First cousins | 19.6% |
| Extended family | 49.9% |
| Not part of my family | 10.5% |
