On the group identity of the Jewish youth in Debrecen

In the light of Jewish ethnicity

Abstract

This article examines the new, alternative assimilation strategies among the Hungarian Jewish ethnicity after the decade following the II. World War. As a hypothesis, the author assumes that the Jewish forms its integration (formerly assimilation) strategy according to the substantial elements of the internal, latent structures of its identity (Taylor 1996). The study describes the realization of this new identity frame emerging after the regime change among the Jewish Youth living in Debrecen, and concludes that the existence of the frame of this ethnical identity is obviously recognizable and should the current tendencies not change, such new identity concept would gain even more extent in the areas of their beliefs and concepts. The Jewish Youth living in Debrecen is forthright and proud of its ethnical identity that is in contrary to the reactive identity concept of their ancestors.