Eunice Kennedy Shriver's funeral in Massachusetts (9 pictures)

Eunice Kennedy Shriver's funeral in Massachusetts (9 pictures)

American Jews ‘losing their faith’

The number of American Jews who regard themselves as culturally rather than religiously Jewish has almost doubled in a decade, according to new research. American Jews who identify by ethnicity have increased from 20 per cent to 37 per cent of the American Jewish population since 1990, while the proportion of those who follow any of the streams of Judaism has dropped by more than a fifth in the same period.

American Jews ‘losing their faith’

The number of American Jews who regard themselves as culturally rather than religiously Jewish has almost doubled in a decade, according to new research. American Jews who identify by ethnicity have increased from 20 per cent to 37 per cent of the American Jewish population since 1990, while the proportion of those who follow any of the streams of Judaism has dropped by more than a fifth in the same period.

In Hsiaolin, Taiwan, Friday after Typhoon Morakot. (GI)

In Hsiaolin, Taiwan, Friday after Typhoon Morakot. (GI)