Relationships
I Chose a Non-Jew--and the Non-Jew Chose JudaismBy Lyssa Friedman
A personal narrative of a woman whose partner converted to Judaism while she remained conflicted.
Go To LGBTQ RelationshipsCNN investigates the struggles of interfaith relationships, focusing on a Jewish man married to a Sikh woman.
Date: 06-19-2007An interview of Esta Epstein of InterfaithFamily.com on her role as a philanthropist who works in supporting the arts, promoting educational outreach, and encouraging Jewish communities to accept interfaith families.
Date: 06-19-2007A profile on Italian Catholic actor Jason Biggs, who keeps getting cast as a Jew because of his "nice Jewish boy" looks.
Date: 06-18-2007Profile of Jorma Kaukonen, guitarist for Jefferson Airplane, who rediscovered Judaism through his wife, who converted.
Date: 02-23-2007Review of The Conrad Boys, a movie about--and written by, directed by and starring--the gay child of a Jewish father and a Chinese-American mother.
Date: 10-18-2006A review of Rebelde, a Mexican soap opera in which one of the main families is Jewish. Includes an interview with the writer of the soap, and with some of its stars.
Date: 06-18-2007Reprinted profile and Hanukkah recipes from author and master-fryer Shoshana Barer.
Date: 08-08-2006Edmund Case of InterfaithFamily.com discusses intermarriage, the children of interfaith families and the response of the Jewish community.
Date: 06-19-2007Profile of Debra Winger, an intermarried Jewish actress and star of the television series Big Bad Love.
Date: 02-17-2007Obituary of Nell Carter, an African-American Jew-by-choice and famous actress and performer.
Date: 02-21-2007