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Dr. Adina Bankier-Karp

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adina.bankier-karp@biu.ac.il
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Adina Bankier-Karp is a scholar of Jewish identity, education, and community engagement, with a particular focus on diaspora studies. She is a Lecturer in the Department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry at Bar-Ilan University and a Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University.

Her research combines qualitative and quantitative methods to explore how Jewish identity is shaped by experiences of education, community, migration, and critical historical events. Adina’s doctoral dissertation at Monash University, Catalysts of Connectedness, examined the identity formation of young Australian Jews and was awarded the Mollie Holman Medal for Thesis Excellence.

She has held academic and research positions in Australia, Israel, and the United States, including at Brandeis University’s Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies and the Orthodox Union’s Center for Communal Research in New York. In addition to her research, she has contributed to the academic community through editorial leadership as Assistant Editor of Contemporary Jewry and as an executive board member of the Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry.

Adina has authored and co-authored numerous journal articles, book chapters, and reports on Jewish demography, identity, and education, and her work is regularly presented at leading international conferences.

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Research Interests

Adina’s research spans Jewish identity formation, diaspora studies, and the sociology of religion. Her primary interests include:

  • Jewish Identity and Engagement: Examining how critical experiences, education, and family networks shape Jewish belonging and practice.
  • Diaspora Communities: Comparative studies of Jewish communities across English-speaking countries, with attention to migration, generational change, and cultural adaptation.
  • Education and Values Transmission: The role of Jewish education, informal learning, and communal settings in shaping values, philanthropy, and social networks.
  • Religion and Mental Health: Investigating how religious practices, community resources, and crises (such as COVID-19 and the October 7 war) impact wellbeing.
  • Survey Methodology and Jewish Demography: Designing and analyzing large-scale surveys to inform communal planning and scholarly understanding of contemporary Jewry.
פרסומים

Books

  • Catalysts of Connectedness: The Transformative Power of Critical Experiences in Identity Formation. Springer Nature. Forthcoming.

Peer-Reviewed Journal articles

  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L., and Nadia Beider. “Religious Social Networks: How Upbringing and Education Shape Social Ties Over Time.” Review of Religious Research. 
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L., Jane Southcott, and Rebecca Cooper. “Bubbles, Seekers and Servers: Metaphor Analysis and Jewish Identity Research.” Contemporary Jewry 45 (2025): 9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12397-025-09626-5.  
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L. , and David G. Graham. “Surrounded by Darkness, Enfolded in Light: Factors Influencing the Mental Health of Australian Jews in the October 7 Aftermath.” Contemporary Jewry 44, no4 (2024): 903–935. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12397-024-09584-4. 
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L., Rebecca Cooper, and Jane Southcott. “Remote Possibilities: Religious Support During the COVID-19 Lockdowns in Australia 2020-2021.” Contemporary Jewry 44, no. 4 (2024): 789–816.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12397-024-09566-6. 
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L. “Catalysts of Connectedness: Three Wellsprings of Jewish Culture and Their Effects of Cultural Identity.” Review of Religious Research 65, no. 2 (2023): 165–192. https://doi.org/10.1177/0034673X231187779. 
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L. “Tongue Ties or Fragments Transformed: Making Sense of Similarities and Differences Between the Five Largest English-Speaking Jewish Communities.” Contemporary Jewry 43 no. 2 (2023): 447–475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12397-023-09477-y. 
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L. “Catalysts of Connectedness: A Case for Greater Complexity in Religious Identity Formation Research.” Review of Religious Research 64, no. 2 (2022): 343–373.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s13644-022-00486-1. 
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L. , and Michelle Shain. “COVID-19's Effects Upon The Religious Group Resources, Psychosocial Resources, and Mental Health of Orthodox Jews.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 61, no. 1 (2021): 197–216. https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12770. 

Book chapters

  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L., and David G. Graham. “The Salutary Effects of Settings in the Lucky Country: Jewish Families in Australia.” In Jewish Families in Global Perspective, edited by Harriet Hartman, 83–106. Studies of Jews and Society, vol 6. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45006-8_4. 
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L. “Jewish Engagement in Canada and Australia.” In The Ever-Dying People? Canada’s Jews in Comparative Perspective, edited by Robert Brym, and Randal Schnoor, 332–342. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2023.

Reports

  • David G. Graham, and Bankier-Karp, Adina L. What works: The Impact of Jewish Programmes and Experiences on Jewish Identity Outcomes in the UK. Institute for Jewish Policy Research, 2025. https://www.jpr.org.uk/reports/what-works-jewish-programmes-jewish-identity. 
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L. Mapping Identity 2025: Building the Foundation For Australia’s Next National Jewish Study. Melbourne: Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University, 2025. 
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L., and David J. Graham. Australian Jews in the Shadow of War: Main Survey Findings. Melbourne: Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University; Sydney: JCA, 2024. https://www.monash.edu/?a=3695768. 
  • Aronson, Janet Krasner, Matthew A. Brookner, Matthew Boxer, Leonard Saxe, Evan Herring-Nathan, David Dutwin, Adina L. Bankier-Karp, Alicia Chandler, Vivian Jacobs, Daniella Levine, Adam Martin, and Raquel Magidin de Kramer. 2022 Greater Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County Jewish Community Study. Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies and Steinhardt Social Research Institute, Brandeis University, 2024. https://www.brandeis.edu/cmjs/community-studies/ann-arbor-report.html. 
  • Janet Krasner Aronson, Matthew A. Brookner, Matthew Boxer, Leonard Saxe, Zachary Seeskin, David Dutwin, Adina L. Bankier-Karp, Alicia Chandler, Daniella Levine, Adam Martin, and Raquel Magidin de Kramer. A Blueprint for Our Future: 2022 San Diego Jewish Community Study. Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies and Steinhardt Social Research Institute, Brandeis University, 2023. https://www.brandeis.edu/cmjs/community-studies/san-diego-report.html. 
  • Boxer, Matthew, Matthew A. Brookner, Adina L. Bankier-Karp, Alicia Chandler, Daniella Levine, Adam Martin, Raquel Magidin de Kramer, Ilana Friedman, Matthew Feinberg, Janet Krasner Aronson, and Leonard Saxe. 2022-23 Greater Portland Jewish Community Study: Main Portland Report. Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies and Steinhardt Social Research Institute, Brandeis University, 2023. www.brandeis.edu/cmjs/community-studies/portland-report.html. 
  • Boxer, Matthew, Matthew A. Brookner, Adina L. Bankier-Karp, Alicia Chandler, Daniella Levine, Adam Martin, Raquel Magidin de Kramer, Ilana Friedman, Matthew Feinberg, Janet Krasner Aronson, and Leonard Saxe. 2022-23 Greater Portland Jewish Community Study: Lane County Main Report. Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies and Steinhardt Social Research Institute, Brandeis University, 2023.www.brandeis.edu/cmjs/community-studies/portland-report.html. 
  • Brookner, Matt, Janet Krasner Aronson, Matthew Boxer, Leonard Saxe, Zachary Seeskin and David Dutwin, with Adina Bankier-Karp, Alicia Chandler, Matthew Feinberg, Raquel Magidin de Kramer, Daniel Mangoubi, Adam Martin, and Eleora Pasternack. 2021-2022 Long Beach Area Jewish Community study. Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University, 2023. www.brandeis.edu/cmjs/community-studies/long-beach-report.html. 
  • Boxer, Matthew, Matthew A. Brookner, Adina L. Bankier-Karp, Alicia Chandler, Adam Martin, Raquel Magidin de Kramer, Ilana Friedman, Matthew Feinberg, Janet Krasner Aronson, and Leonard Saxe. 2022 Delaware and Brandywine Valley Jewish Community Study. Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies and Steinhardt Social Research Institute, Brandeis University, 2023. https://www.brandeis.edu/cmjs/community-studies/delaware-report.html.
  • Aronson, Janet Krasner, Matthew A. Brookner, Leonard Saxe, Adina L. Bankier-Karp, Matthew Boxer, Zachary H. Seeskin, and David Dutwin. 2021 Study of Jewish Los Angeles. Waltham, MA: Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies and Steinhardt Social Research Institute, Brandeis University, 2022. https://www.brandeis.edu/cmjs/community-studies/los-angeles-report.html. 
  • Shain, Michelle, Elisha Penn and Matt Williams with Adina L. Bankier-Karp, Rebecca Esses, and Barak Hagler. Cushioned From the Blow: A Longitudinal Study of the Wellbeing of Four Orthodox Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020. Center for Communal Research, Orthodox Union, 2021. https://research.ou.org/content/uploads/2021/08/CCR-CPS-Study_FINAL.pdf.
  • Shain, Michelle, Guila Benchimol, Elisha Penn, Matthew Williams, Adina L. Bankier-Karp, and Barak Hagler. Shidduch Crisis Study. New York: Center for Communal Research, Orthodox Union, 2021. https://research.ou.org/shidduch/.  
  • Shain, Michelle, Guila Benchimol, Elisha Penn, Matthew Williams, Adina L. Bankier-Karp, and Barak Hagler. OU Staff Survey. New York: Center for Communal Research, Orthodox Union, 2021.
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L. 2021. A Tale of Two Communities: Comparing the Pew Research Center’s Jewish Americans in 2020 with Gen17. Melbourne: Australian Jewish Funders.
  • David Mittelberg and Adina L. Bankier-Karp. 2021. Aussies in the Promised Land: Findings From the Australian Olim Survey (2018-2019). Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University. https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2381797/Australian-Olim-survey-findings-report_FINAL-July-2020.pdf.
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L., Andrew Markus, and Tanya Munz. The Adass (Ultraorthodox) Community of Melbourne. Melbourne: Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University, 2020. 

Book Reviews

  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L. “Sivan Zakai, and Matt Reingold, Eds.: Teaching Israel: Studies of Pedagogy From the Field, Brandeis University Press.” Contemporary Jewry 45 (2025): 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12397-025-09627-4. 
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L. “Helena Miller and Alex Pomson: Jewish Lives and Jewish Education in the UK (Springer Nature).” Contemporary Jewry 45, (2025): 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12397-025-09633-6. 
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L. “Joseph Reimer: Making Shabbat: Celebrating and Learning at American Jewish Summer Camps.” Contemporary Jewry 44 no. 2 (2024): 475–478. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12397-024-09554-w. 
  • Bankier-Karp, Adina L. “Inside Jewish Day Schools: Leadership, Learning and Community by Alex Pomson and Jack Wertheimer.” Contemporary Jewry 43, no. 3 (2023): 805–810. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12397-023-09512-y. 

 

Last Updated Date : 19/02/2026