Marcelo Dimentstein

Findings of the First Survey of Jewish Leaders and Community Professionals in Asia, 2020

Sunday May 3rd, 4 pm

During January and February 2020, the JDC International Centre for Community Development (JDC-ICCD), American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s research unit in Europe and Asia conducted the First Survey of Jewish Leaders and Community Professionals in Asia. The project surveyed over 100 key community decision-makers based in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Indonesia and Thailand on their opinions concerning the major priorities and challenges facing Jewish communities in Asia within the next few years. This session will present and discuss the main findings, such as the main priorities for the future, the perceived tensions and threats and internal decision-making processes.

Bio: Marcelo Dimentstein is a Social Anthropologist and since 2009 directs the JDC International Centre for Community Development (JDC-ICCD). In his position as Director of the JDC-ICCD, he has been coordinating research on different phenomena of Jewish contemporary life in Europe. Marcelo also teaches at different JDC Europe’s Leatid leadership training seminars. He has also taken an active role in organizing and running inter-faith dialogue events in Europe. He lives in Barcelona with his wife and daughter.