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Jews and the generation gap

Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
From: Next Generation Radio
Length: 00:04:46

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Default-piece-image-1 There's an old Jewish joke . . . put three Jews in a room and you'll get seven different opinions. But ask an American Jew how modern day Israel affects their Jewish identity and you get even more points of view. That?s what Thea Chroman found out when she talked to some San Francisco bay area Jews of different generations to hear how the Jewish State affects their identity.

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Piece Description

There's an old Jewish joke . . . put three Jews in a room and you'll get seven different opinions. But ask an American Jew how modern day Israel affects their Jewish identity and you get even more points of view. That?s what Thea Chroman found out when she talked to some San Francisco bay area Jews of different generations to hear how the Jewish State affects their identity.

Broadcast History

Excerpted piece from a special program aired on KALW/San Francisco November 2006

Timing and Cues

There's an old Jewish joke . . . put three Jews in a room and you'll get seven different opinions. But ask an American Jew how modern day Israel affects their Jewish identity and you get even more points of view. That?s what Thea Chroman found out when she talked to some Bay Area Jews of different generations to hear how the Jewish State affects their identity.

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