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Demographic studies show that Jewish-Gentile couples are a large and growing segment of the American Jewish population. All the major surveys of the American Jewish intermarriage rate over the past thirty years have revealed a fourfold increase.   The National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS) 2000-01 reported that one third of all married American Jews today are wedded to Gentiles.

The 2001 American Jewish Identity Survey (AJIS) reported 51% of all Jewish adults who married since 1990 were married to Gentiles. Additionally the AJIS revealed that 81% of all cohabiting Jews were living with Gentile partners.  
Formerly, intermarriage was a Jewish family taboo. The 2000 Annual Jewish Opinion Survey of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) revealed a surprising shift in opinion. The majority of ordinary American Jewish families were no longer pained at the prospect of a family member marrying a Gentile. The findings from the AJC survey reported that the taboo against intermarriage has “collapsed.” However the traditional negative association still has an impact on Jewish and Gentile lives. Intermarriage of American Jewry is now fairly normal.

Social research has shown a connection between religion and marital stability. A shared religious faith is a significant factor toward building and maintaining marital stability.  It is no surprise then that Jewish-Gentile interfaith marriages are at greater risk than are same-faith unions.  Comparison between Jewish-Jewish marriages and Jewish-Gentile marriages shows that couples that marry "out" are twice as likely to divorce.

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