Israeli academic says 25% of Australian Jews marry out
January 3, 2010 by J-Wire
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New figures released by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveal an increase in inter-marriage throughout the world.
Professor Sergio Della Pergola is an expert in Jewish demographics and the head of Israel-Diaspora relations at the university.
His latest figures show that 41% of world Jewry lives in Israel, but that this figure is expected to rise dramatically over the coming years.
Inter-marriage is at its highest in Russia with 75% marrying out while in the U.S. the figure is 55%. The UK and France is 40%, Canada 35% and Mexico 10%. The university reports that 25% of Australians experience inter-marriage.
13.3 million Jews live in 100 countries throughout the world.
why is this such a big deal.