ALGEMEINER
By Shiryn Ghermezian
May 8, 2014

Co-authors Amy Chua, of Tiger Mother fame, and her husband Jed Rubenfeld discussed their controversial new book in a recent interview, highlighting their assertion that Jews are the only cultural group in America that have demonstrated a higher ratio of success beyond the third generation.

“[Jews] are the only group we look at where you don’t see decline, or you haven’t seen decline yet, set in in that third generation,” Chua said during an appearance with Rubenfeld on The Jewish Channel’sUP Close. “Every other immigrant group you have this pattern: you get a little bit comfortable, you’re two generations away from the immigration population and… standards go down, success goes down. But the Jews have not demonstrated this pattern.”

….Rubenfeld recounted two theories as to why Jews succeed in America and “defy the rule” that sees a drop in success rates past the third generation. One idea is the genetic theory, or IQ theory, which he said is somewhat supported by IQ tests done on Jews of central and northern European descent, also known as Ashkenazi Jews.

The second theory is based on a cultural difference Rubenfeld and Chua describe inTriple Package. Rubenfeld explained it as “Jewish insecurity” that remains strong generation after generation, and helps Jews thrive.

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