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June 26, 2019

How a Culture of Child-Rearing Has Made the Israeli Demographic Miracle Possible

Free-range parenting is the default position.

The Jewish state’s high fertility rates buck all trends among developed nations, and cannot be explained solely by the large families of Ḥaredim or Israeli Arabs. While insurance coverage for fertility treatments, generous maternity-leave policies, and the like may provide a partial explanation, Melissa Braunstein also points to a variety of social and cultural factors—and urges America to learn from the Israeli example:

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