The overall state of the Jewish people declined during the Jewish year that just ended, as the combined burden of Israel’s ongoing wars and global antisemitism harmed Jews’ resilience, cohesion and identity over the past 12 months, according to a report by the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) think tank.

JPPI’s Annual Assessment of the Jewish People, published Thursday, found worsening or negative trends in almost all indicators regarding Israel and the Jewish people, in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas against Israel.

The report was presented to President Isaac Herzog and the Israeli government this week against the end of the Jewish year 5785 and the backdrop of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

The assessment focused primarily on six gauges of Jewish well-being: demography, cohesion, geopolitics, resilience, identity and the Israel–US relationship.

On the demographic front, Jewish communities around the world continue to grow, but Israel is losing more people to relocation abroad than it is gaining through immigration, the report said.

Regarding internal cohesion, the unity that prevailed at the beginning of the war has given way to sharp polarization over political issues related to the war. Public trust in the government is at an all-time low, and the system of government is perceived as weak........

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