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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.
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Interviews and Profiles
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Translating Between Two Worlds: An Interview with Rebecca Walker
By Judith Bolton-FasmanProfile of Rebecca Walker, daughter or Alice Walker and Mel Leventhal, and author of her new memoir Black White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self.
Date: 02-22-2007 -
U.S. Jews Memorialize Ramon as Link between Stars and Earth
By Rachel PomeranceA news article about how American Jewish communities mourned the death of Israel’s first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, who died along with seven others about the Columbia Space Shuttle.
Date: 06-18-2007 -
Comics Daughter Rain Pryor Takes Fried Chicken & Latkes to JCCs
By Dan PineProfile of Rain Pryor, the daughter of Richard Pryor and his Jewish wife, and her new musical theater show, "Fried Chicken and Latkes."
Date: 02-18-2007 -
An Interview with Adam Herz, Screenwriter (American Pie Series)
By Naomi PfeffermanProfile of Adam Herz, screenwriter of the American Pie film series.
Date: 02-18-2007 -
Cokie and Steve Reveal the Secrets of Their Happiness
By Cindy SherProfile of Cokie Roberts which focuses on her intermarriage to Steve Roberts and the story of how they’ve raised their children in both faiths.
Date: 02-18-2007 -
A Moment with... Ruth Prawler Jhabvala
By Nonna GorilovskayaInterview with Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, the Jewish screenwriter of Howards End and A Room with a View, who fled the Nazis and is married to an Indian Parsi architect.
Date: 10-26-2006 -
Finding Answers in Judaism: D.C. Author/Educator Celebrates Dual Identities
By Jacqueline SternbergFeature about Carolivia Herron, who grew up black, became Jewish and wrote Nappy Hair.
Date: 06-18-2007 -
Meet the Man Who Gave Film Audiences The Fockers
By Max GrossProfile of Jewish screenwriter John Hamburg who wrote Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, and Along Came Polly, and who is currently in an interfaith relationship.
Date: 02-20-2007 -
The Last Christmas Tree
By Elaine K. MarkowitzArticle about an older interfaith couple with grown children who married and the wife converted to Judaism and discovered a way to deal with giving up Christmas, by dividing her beloved Christmas tree ornaments and plastic treeamong her ch
Date: 11-15-2006 -
Including Interfaith Families
By Rabbi Rachel CowanProfessional view from a rabbi about issues pertaining to outreach to intermarried/interfaith families, including conversion, resource allocation, participation in Jewish rituals, and the ger toshav status, among others.
Date: 07-28-2006
