Institute for Jewish Policy Research

And that's important because one of the interesting findings in the research is that there really was increased Jewish engagement after October 7th, but not necessarily a wholesale religious revival.

The 2026 Institute for Jewish Policy Research longitudinal study of British Jews found substantial increases in the importance of Israel to Jewish identity and in Zionist identification after October 7th, um, while much less evidence for a broad transformation of religiosity, synagogue participation, or Jewish study.

So maybe the October 8th Jew isn't necessarily becoming more religious, whatever the heck that means, but they are becoming more Jewish.

This is the part where I'd resist making an episode too neat.

Critics have also pointed out that the strategy does not adopt a formal definition of antisemitism, nor explicitly address the relationship between anti-Zionism and anti-Jewish hostility.

A new study from the Institute for Jewish Policy Research on British Jews reveals a significant increase in emotional attachment to Israel following October seventh, alongside intensified concerns over antisemitism.

The research indicates a heightened sense of Jewish consciousness and a shift in communal engagement.

Domestically, a new poll suggests deep divisions and shared blame for the October seventh failures.

Now three years on from the October 7th Hamas attack, a new study has tried to assess how it has changed the lives of British Jews.

Modelled on a similar survey carried out in America, it posed the question, is there an October the 8th Jew? The survey was carried out by Dr Jonathan Boyd of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research.

I spoke to him about that research.

British Jews are a highly diverse population of about 315,000 people.