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March 18, 2026

The Decline of America’s Ethnic Churches

And what it means for America’s Jews.

In the U.S., yesterday was a day set aside to celebrate the country’s large and influential Irish population. Of course, one can’t speak of the Irish in America without also speaking of the Catholic Church: “Irish Catholic” is, for Americans, a single designation, much like “Polish Catholic.” D.P. Curtin writes about the deep-seated, and fading, traditions those phrases represent:

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