‘Birthright’ Stages a Thrillingly Complex Conversation on Conversation Itself

Jonathan Spector’s ambitious drama about six Jewish friends and their shifting relationship with Israel stretches over three ...
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Global interest in Israel soars as Birthright Israel launches winter season

Birthright Israel has launched its 2025-2026 winter season, the organization’s first since the end of the war in Gaza. The new season signals a strong resurgence in global interest in visiting Israel ...
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Birthright travelers look different after Oct. 7 — but the effect remains the same, study shows

(JTA) — Len Saxe, a researcher at Brandeis University, has been studying the impact of Birthright trips to Israel since the initiative launched in 1999. Last year, he noticed something unusual in the ...

‘Birthright’ Review: Jonathan Spector’s Generational Jewish Epic

Broadway play at MCC Theater follows, over 18 years and shifting personal and political landscapes, six friends who go on the ...
Brandeis University

Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies

Since Birthright Israel's inception in 1999, CMJS has been conducting rigorous research to evaluate the program and learn about its impact on Jewish young adults. CMJS’s research program on Birthright ...
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The play is about Birthright, but it’s about a lot more than Israel

Towards the end of Birthright, a new play that just made its New York City debut at the MCC Theatre, two characters are arguing over Israel and Zionism in the wake of Oct. 7. The talking points will ...
Brandeis University

Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies

The Jewish Futures Project is a longitudinal panel study that has been tracking the lives of individuals who applied to go on a Birthright Israel trip between 2001 and 2009. While the Jewish Future ...