Sasha Volodarsky
Biographic Data
| ID | 202427 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sasha Volodarsky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sasha |
| FAMILY NAME | Volodarsky |
| SIGNATURE | VOLODARSKY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northeastern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0265-0018 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Jewish Educational Interventions in an Era of Diversity: Birthright Israel’s Impact on Participants from Different Religious and Cultural Backgrounds
Ensuring that Jewish educational initiatives address the growing diversity of the US Jewish community requires, in part, understanding the background characteristics of participants and how a given educational program affects the trajectory of Jewish engagement for those with little, moderate, or a substantial amount of prior Jewish education and experiences. The present paper undertakes this analysis using the example of Birthright Israel. First…
Beyond Spatial Models: A New Perspective on American Operational Ideology Using Latent Class Analysis
Analyses of operational ideology-the pattern of correlations between different political attitudes-in the American public generally assume 'spatial' models of ideology. Using Latent Class Analysis, we relax many of these assumptions by treating operational ideology as a latent categorical variable and analyze the changing structure of American operational ideology between 2004 and 2020. We find that some Americans during this period held consiste…
Antisemitism and polarization: The political dynamics of American Jewish concerns about traditional and Israel-related antisemitism
Notwithstanding the increasing alignment between social and political identities, political divisions exist within social groups as well as between them. Despite their shared traditions, American Jews face similar political divisions as Americans in general. But could the perception of a common threat, such as antisemitism, alter the dynamics of political polarization within a social group? American Jews' concerns about antisemitism might themsel…
Trends in Jewish Young Adult Experiences and Perceptions of Antisemitism in America from 2017 to 2019
Since 2016, a series of horrific acts motivated by antisemitism appear to have caused a fundamental shift in the prevalence of antisemitism in the United States. Little is known, however, about how the events during this time have affected the day-to-day experiences and concerns of American Jews. Using repeated cross-sectional data from surveys of Jewish young adults who applied to Birthright Israel, this paper analyzes recent trends in Jewish yo…
Lonely in Lockdown: Predictors of Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties Among Jewish Young Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic
As individuals undergoing a developmental process characterized by identity exploration, Jewish young adults are particularly vulnerable to the disruption of social connections related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent research has demonstrated that young adults, including young Jews, have experienced higher rates of mental health difficulties than older individuals during the pandemic. Using data from a survey of Jewish young adults who applied t…
Beyond Spatial Models: A New Perspective on American Operational Ideology Using Latent Class Analysis
Analyses of operational ideology-the pattern of correlations between different political attitudes-in the American public generally assume 'spatial' models of ideology. Using Latent Class Analysis, we relax many of these assumptions by treating operational ideology as a latent categorical variable and analyze the changing structure of American operational ideology between 2004 and 2020. We find that some Americans during this period held consiste…
Trends in Jewish Young Adult Experiences and Perceptions of Antisemitism in America from 2017 to 2019
Since 2016, a series of horrific acts motivated by antisemitism appear to have caused a fundamental shift in the prevalence of antisemitism in the United States. Little is known, however, about how the events during this time have affected the day-to-day experiences and concerns of American Jews. Using repeated cross-sectional data from surveys of Jewish young adults who applied to Birthright Israel, this paper analyzes recent trends in Jewish yo…
Lonely in Lockdown: Predictors of Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties Among Jewish Young Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic
As individuals undergoing a developmental process characterized by identity exploration, Jewish young adults are particularly vulnerable to the disruption of social connections related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent research has demonstrated that young adults, including young Jews, have experienced higher rates of mental health difficulties than older individuals during the pandemic. Using data from a survey of Jewish young adults who applied t…
Antisemitism and polarization: The political dynamics of American Jewish concerns about traditional and Israel-related antisemitism
Notwithstanding the increasing alignment between social and political identities, political divisions exist within social groups as well as between them. Despite their shared traditions, American Jews face similar political divisions as Americans in general. But could the perception of a common threat, such as antisemitism, alter the dynamics of political polarization within a social group? American Jews' concerns about antisemitism might themsel…
Beyond Spatial Models: A New Perspective on American Operational Ideology Using Latent Class Analysis
Analyses of operational ideology-the pattern of correlations between different political attitudes-in the American public generally assume 'spatial' models of ideology. Using Latent Class Analysis, we relax many of these assumptions by treating operational ideology as a latent categorical variable and analyze the changing structure of American operational ideology between 2004 and 2020. We find that some Americans during this period held consiste…
Jewish Educational Interventions in an Era of Diversity: Birthright Israel’s Impact on Participants from Different Religious and Cultural Backgrounds
Ensuring that Jewish educational initiatives address the growing diversity of the US Jewish community requires, in part, understanding the background characteristics of participants and how a given educational program affects the trajectory of Jewish engagement for those with little, moderate, or a substantial amount of prior Jewish education and experiences. The present paper undertakes this analysis using the example of Birthright Israel. First…
Jewish Identity and Society (3 works) · Judaism (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Antisemitism (2 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (2 works) · Jewish studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works)