A year after Oct. 7, depression, anxiety and stress still plague families of reservists, displaced people, Arab parents — study

A year after Oct. 7, depression, anxiety and stress still plague families of reservists, displaced people, Arab parents — study

01.10.2024

A new study by the Taub Center for Social Policy in Israel found that parents whose partners were serving in the reserves suffered higher levels...

Depression and anxiety: New research reveals impact of war on preschool children

Depression and anxiety: New research reveals impact of war on preschool children

30.09.2024

A new Taub Center study, which focuses on the emotional and behavioral effects of October 7 and the ongoing war on preschool children and their parents,...

Amid deep uncertainty, it’s back to school – but not back home – for northern evacuees

Amid deep uncertainty, it’s back to school – but not back home – for northern evacuees

31.08.2024

According to data recently released by the Taub Center, some 68,500 Israelis have been evacuated from northern communities, settling around Israel in rented apartments, hotels...

Israel has high birth rates, right? And that’s great, right? Think again!

Israel has high birth rates, right? And that’s great, right? Think again!

03.07.2024

We spoke to Professor Alex Weinreb, Research Director at the Taub Center in Jerusalem and an expert in demography.He had some fascinating and surprising things...

‘Gaps in language development widening among young children’

‘Gaps in language development widening among young children’

18.06.2024

When toddlers who grow up in disadvantaged homes reach the age of two or three, they have already fallen behind their peers from age of...

New study examines factors determiningmarriage and family size in Israel’s complexsociety

New study examines factors determiningmarriage and family size in Israel’s complexsociety

21.04.2024

A new study from the Taub Center for Social Studies Research in Jerusalem examines the factors that determine marriage and family size in Israel’s complex...

The difference between macro/micro inflation during the war in Israel

The difference between macro/micro inflation during the war in Israel

21.04.2024

The Media Line spoke to Professor Avi Weiss, president of the Taub Center for Social Policy Research in Israel and professor of economics at Bar-Ilan...

Many Israeli healthcare professionals who have been treating trauma are themselves traumatized

Many Israeli healthcare professionals who have been treating trauma are themselves traumatized

15.04.2024

Since October 7, healthcare professionals in medicine, mental health, education, welfare, first responders and rescue workers face such great difficulties in getting help to those...

World Social Work Day: Gaza war puts heavy burden on Israel’s overworked social workers

World Social Work Day: Gaza war puts heavy burden on Israel’s overworked social workers

19.03.2024

During the war, the population in need of social worker assistance grew significantly—in the hotels housing the evacuated, in treatment centers, and in various settlements...

Researchers call to reform long-term care as Israelis live longer

Researchers call to reform long-term care as Israelis live longer

05.04.2024

The elderly population in Israel is rapidly growing with longevity expected to continue to rise, creating a need for a better-coordinated system for long-term care...

Study finds narrowing gap in state spending on Jewish and Arab high school students

Study finds narrowing gap in state spending on Jewish and Arab high school students

05.04.2024

In the Taub Center study, which was released Thursday, researchers analyzed Education Ministry data on high schools from 2014 to 2022....

Homicides in Israeli Arab societies rising at unprecedented rate – study

Homicides in Israeli Arab societies rising at unprecedented rate – study

11.02.2024

Crime among Israeli Arab society has been rising at an unprecedented rate in the past year, with 2023 seeing more than double the number of...

Israeli population growth slowing as fertility rates continue to fall – report

Israeli population growth slowing as fertility rates continue to fall – report

22.01.2024

Between 2018 and 2022, the average fertility rate for Jews dropped from 3.17 to 3.03 children per woman, according to the Taub Center’s demography expert,...

Taub Center: Israel is burning up, and it’s not from rocket fire

Taub Center: Israel is burning up, and it’s not from rocket fire

08.01.2024

The risk of mortality due to exposure to high temperatures is increasing in Israel, according to a new report by the Taub Center for Social...

Students lack understanding of democracy due to waning interest in civics

Students lack understanding of democracy due to waning interest in civics

01.01.2024

In a 38-page, English-language report, principal researcher and chairman of the Taub Center Education Policy Program – Nachum Blass – took a close look at...

Severely battered: War, political crisis take toll on Israel’s economy

Severely battered: War, political crisis take toll on Israel’s economy

29.12.2023

“The war was a huge breaking point for the economy which is still ongoing,” said Professor Benjamin Bental, principal researcher and Economics Policy Program chair...

Haredi families above poverty line get more vouchers than others below line

Haredi families above poverty line get more vouchers than others below line

27.12.2023

The COVID-19 pandemic, the October 7 Hamas onslaught, and the war in Gaza have created huge social needs, but state expenditures on these services have...

Herculean task to fix war damage after past neglect

Herculean task to fix war damage after past neglect

25.12.2023

So says the first chapter of the just-released annual State of the Nation Report by Jerusalem’s Taub Center for Social Policy Studies....

Israel’s Economy Expected to Shrink 2% as War Sidelines Workers

Israel’s Economy Expected to Shrink 2% as War Sidelines Workers

25.12.2023

The Israeli economy is expected to shrink by 2 percent this quarter, according to a leading research center, with hundreds of thousands of workers displaced...

Israel’s High Court stops ‘discriminatory’ food voucher plan

Israel’s High Court stops ‘discriminatory’ food voucher plan

13.09.2023

The study found a substantial gap between the number of families that received food vouchers and the number living below the poverty line....

Study examines how class size impacts academic achievement

Study examines how class size impacts academic achievement

16.08.2023

New study offers insight into the substitutability between class size and instructional hours and its impact on academic achievement...

Job happiness linked to good workplace relationships – study

Job happiness linked to good workplace relationships – study

03.08.2023

according to a recent study conducted by Taub Center researcher Haim Bleikh, on job satisfaction trends among Israeli workers from 2002 to 2021....

The opioid epidemic that wracked America is now assailing Israel

The opioid epidemic that wracked America is now assailing Israel

04.07.2023

Israel is on the brink of such a crisis. Some say the opioid crisis has already begun here....

Activists, researchers sound alarm as Israel’s opioid use reaches critical level, surpassing U.S.

Activists, researchers sound alarm as Israel’s opioid use reaches critical level, surpassing U.S.

05.06.2023

Nonprofits working to get government to make it more difficult for doctors to prescribe powerful opiates as Israeli consumption levels surpass U.S...