%0 Journal Article %J International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy %D 2018 %T Group identity and social closeness: Secular and Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israeli academic institutions %A Moskovich, Y %A Liberman, I %K identity %K Israeli society %K Secular %K Ultra-Orthodox Jews %X The purpose of this paper is to study examine the social identity of Ultra-Orthodox students enrolled in institutions of higher learning in Israel, and specifically the ways in which the identity of Ultra-Orthodox students who interact with other groups on campus compares to the identity of self-segregated Ultra-Orthodox students. Traditionally, Ultra-Orthodox students have preferred self-segregated educational institutions. Today, however increasing numbers of Ultra-Orthodox Jews are enrolling in regular academic institutions. Although they study in separate, homogeneous classrooms, they interact with secular students within the framework of the institution. %B International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy %V 38 %P 259-279 %G eng %U https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/IJSSP-06-2017-0085 %N 3/4