I know plenty of Jews that don’t have connections. I have a friend who’s Jewish now who hasn’t had a decent job in 20 years.
My wife has a friend, and ex-coworker on the East Coast, that is Jewish and hasn't interviewed for a job for five years. He is being supported by family. He somehow got mentally hung up after losing his job.
Oh, you mean Jerry Nadler.
Some families grow apart without an appointed connector.
Meaning, kids may rely on their grandmas to arrange parties or uncles to invite a nephew to tour the same college that uncle used to attend. When that grandma or that uncle die, there is a leadship vaccuum in the family dynamic. Sometimes a new generation elects to keep the traditional get togethers going, and sometimes they do not care enough to make it happen.
Some families will disown a child if that child insists on going against parental advice. Adivice for career choice, for a marriage choice. For an investment choice. This could happen with any race or ethnicity. Even if there is a truce, years down the line, the basic trust and concern for the other’s happiness may never be as strong as it once was.