Ethnic family patterns; the American Jewish family.

The student of ethnic factors in general and of the Jewish family especially is handicapped by the fact that we have no national institute for the study and protection of family life where multidiscipline or integrated studies may be pooled; no central institute for the study of ethnic relations; no facilities or center for the study of Judaica and relations between Jews and non-Jews similar to those of other groups. This article calls attention to ethnic parallels and differences in acculturation among three selected groups and indicates needed areas for study.