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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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Profile of Alicia Silverstone--Daughter of Scottish Mom and Jewish Dad
By Ivor DavisProfile of Jewish actress Alicia Silverstone, the daughter of a Jewish father and Jew-by-choice mother, and who starred in Clueless and her newest film, Love’s Labor’s Lost.
Date: 02-21-2007 -
How Gold Medalist Sarah Hughes Skated under the "Jewish Radar"
By Ami EdenProfile on Sarah Hughes, an Olympic figure skater who was not reported as a Jew until well after the Olympic games. The author also explores how the media determines who is Jewish and who is not.
Date: 06-18-2007 -
Interfaith Celebrities: Beijing Bound
By Nate BloomOlympic athletes from interfaith families are promising cyclists, swimmers and soccer players.
Date: 08-05-2008 -
A Conversation with Rob Schneider
By Naomi PfeffermanInterview with film star Rob Schneider about his life and his new film.
Date: 06-18-2007 -
Interfaith Celebrities: Scarlett, Gwyneth and Goat Cheese
By Nate BloomNate Bloom’s column on celebrities with interfaith connections looks at Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Giamatti’s interfaith marriage and some makers of fine goat cheese--and handbags
Date: 08-24-2007 -
Can It Be Done? New Book Shows How Intermarriage Can Work
By John BlumersReview of Inside Intermarriage by Jim Keen, a longtime columnist for InterfaithFamily.com who writes about his experience as a Protestant man raising Jewish children with his Jewish wife.
Date: 09-17-2006 -
Interfaith Celebrities: Young, Gifted, Black and Jewish
By Nate BloomThree actresses of African-American and Ashkenazi Jewish heritage have new projects: Lisa Bonet, Sophie Onokedo and Jenny Lumet.
Date: 10-15-2008 -
Interfaith Celebrities: Interfaith NFL-ers and Cole Hauser's Impressive Pedigree
By Nate BloomNate Bloom's column on intermarried celebrities and Jewish celebrities covers Jews in the NFL, Cole Hauser and Fred Goss.
Date: 10-11-2007 -
Interfaith Celebrities: Santa's Jewish Family, and Margot at the Wedding's Near-Minyan
By Nate BloomNate Bloom’s column on celebrities with interfaith connections looks at Paul Giamatti’s and Ewan McGregor’s Jewish families, as well as all the Jewish and half-Jewish connections in Margot at the Wedding.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
Brother Born Again: A Review
By Ronnie FriedlandA review of Brother Born Again, a film that explores how a child brought up in a secular Jewish environment turns to Christianity after the traumatic death of his father.
Date: 01-22-2007
