Key Findings

Key Finding 1

Europe is witnessing a revival of contemporary Jewish life through the emergence of hundreds of new initiatives reaching hundreds of thousands of people.

Key Finding 2

The vast majority of new Jewish initiatives describe their primary areas of focus as Jewish education, arts and culture, or community building. Inter-group and interreligious relations are a higher priority than diversity issues within the Jewish community.

Key Finding 3

New European Jewish initiatives connect people across broad differences in age and affiliation.

Key Finding 4

European Jewish startups are dependent primarily on foundation largesse and grassroots labour to sustain themselves. Although they operate independently of communal structures, they do not have a broad base of individual supporters.

Key Finding 5

European Jewish startup leaders bring strong educational backgrounds and professional expertise to their ventures.

Key Finding 6

European Jewish startup leaders are the beneficiaries of significant investments in their educational and professional development, especially Jewish learning and leadership.

Key Finding 7

European Jewish startup founders and leaders are actively engaged in Jewish life and practice; they tend to affiliate with progressive and secular/cultural forms of Judaism.