ABSTRACT
The past half-century has witnessed dramatic changes in the structure of the American economy and in the opportunities open to American Jews in the classroom and in the workplace. Has the opening of opportunities accelerated the rate of improvement in skills and economic status among American Jews in comparison with other Americans? Has the growth in higher education across the board in America reduced the relatively advantageous situation of American Jews with non-Jews catching up to the educational and occupational achievements of Jewish Americans? Has the greater Americanization of the Jewish population resulted in a regression to the mean of their skills and economic status?
