Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute

The Institute's mission is to identify and study key social issues, and contribute to shaping policy, designing programs and improving services for individuals, families, and communities.

In 1974, the JDC-Brookdale Institute of Gerontology was established with a grant from the Brookdale Foundation as a partnership between the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC) and the Government of Israel.

The Institute's multi-disciplinary approach is reflected in the diversity of the 130+ research and support staff, who have backgrounds in anthropology, economics, education, gerontology, health, psychology, public policy, social work, sociology, statistics, and more.

[5] In the 1990s, the mass immigration of Ethiopian Jews in Israel created a need for an entirely new social policy and service infrastructure to promote their integration into Israeli society.

The survey found that 43% of adults ate more than they did prior to the pandemic, 56% of their children increased their intake, and both groups saw a rise in junk food consumption.