Comments on: I don’t know why the AJC bothered to make this survey http://www.jewlicious.com/2005/12/i-dont-know-why-the-ajc-bothered-to-make-this-survey/ It's a Jewish Blog! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben-David http://www.jewlicious.com/2005/12/i-dont-know-why-the-ajc-bothered-to-make-this-survey/#comment-164927 Ben-David Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:19:45 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/index.php/i-dont-know-why-the-ajc-bothered-to-make-this-survey/#comment-164927 Sure, it's that plane ticket. That's why my Reform cousins spent 1-2 years doing relief work in southeast Asia (coming home a minimum of twice a year, meeting their dad in Europe once) but never managed to drop in on Israel during all that time. Sure. That's why my mother's friend's daughter got a scholarship to a music school in Scandinavia, lived there for 4 years, was visited by her sister (who after touring Europe for fun, came back several times as a Poli Sci graduate student) and her family... and NONE of them ever came to Israel, and she wound up marrying a Scandinavian gentile. Sure... it's the money. Obviously. We all know how tight things are for American Jews. Sure, it’s that plane ticket.

That’s why my Reform cousins spent 1-2 years doing relief work in southeast Asia (coming home a minimum of twice a year, meeting their dad in Europe once) but never managed to drop in on Israel during all that time.

Sure.

That’s why my mother’s friend’s daughter got a scholarship to a music school in Scandinavia, lived there for 4 years, was visited by her sister (who after touring Europe for fun, came back several times as a Poli Sci graduate student) and her family… and NONE of them ever came to Israel, and she wound up marrying a Scandinavian gentile.

Sure… it’s the money.
Obviously.
We all know how tight things are for American Jews.

]]> By: amybz http://www.jewlicious.com/2005/12/i-dont-know-why-the-ajc-bothered-to-make-this-survey/#comment-164866 amybz Thu, 22 Dec 2005 04:47:01 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/index.php/i-dont-know-why-the-ajc-bothered-to-make-this-survey/#comment-164866 I think it's amazing the 22% of the Jewish people polled believed that anti-semitism was 'somewhat' of a problem in the Middle Eastern countries. Somehwat of a problem?! We have a satelite channel where you can watch newsshows from around the world. Just watch five minutes of any arabic newsshow and youll see that 'somehwat of a problem' does not even begin to describe it. But overall, it was interesting. A defineite waste of money, but still interesting. I think it’s amazing the 22% of the Jewish people polled believed that anti-semitism was ‘somewhat’ of a problem in the Middle Eastern countries. Somehwat of a problem?! We have a satelite channel where you can watch newsshows from around the world. Just watch five minutes of any arabic newsshow and youll see that ‘somehwat of a problem’ does not even begin to describe it. But overall, it was interesting. A defineite waste of money, but still interesting.

]]> By: Geoff http://www.jewlicious.com/2005/12/i-dont-know-why-the-ajc-bothered-to-make-this-survey/#comment-164646 Geoff Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:36:48 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/index.php/i-dont-know-why-the-ajc-bothered-to-make-this-survey/#comment-164646 Well, I would be one of those Americans who fall into the strong connection to but never visited Israel category. Hopefully that will change come May. I found it interesting that most of the people surveyed felt that anti-Semitism was more of a problem in France than in Britain. I'd say it was just as bad if not worse in Britain. Well, I would be one of those Americans who fall into the strong connection to but never visited Israel category. Hopefully that will change come May.

I found it interesting that most of the people surveyed felt that anti-Semitism was more of a problem in France than in Britain. I’d say it was just as bad if not worse in Britain.

]]> By: Redheadded Jewish Girl http://www.jewlicious.com/2005/12/i-dont-know-why-the-ajc-bothered-to-make-this-survey/#comment-164615 Redheadded Jewish Girl Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:16:31 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/index.php/i-dont-know-why-the-ajc-bothered-to-make-this-survey/#comment-164615 seems to me that most of this information could be inferred without conducting a survey, not to mention the fact that much of it is interesting but... is it really necessary for us to know? no. a waste of funds? most definetely. seems to me that most of this information could be inferred without conducting a survey, not to mention the fact that much of it is interesting but… is it really necessary for us to know? no. a waste of funds? most definetely.

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