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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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Anti-Semitism and Interfaith Families
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Oasis: An Arab-Jewish Romance in the Negev Desert
By Loolwa KhazzoomPersonal narrative by an Jewish woman whose family is descended from Jews from Iraq describing the delights and dilemmas of dating a Bedouin Muslim man in Israel.
Date: 01-02-2007 -
Does Half Count?
By Jason BortnickThe personal narrative of a man who was raised with immense knowledge of the Holocaust, where much of his father’s family had perished, and faced much anti-Semitism, despite the fact that he was not truly a Jew.
Date: 07-19-2007 -
European Jews Rally for Israel: Jews from across Europe Converge
By Toby AxelrodReprinted news article about a rally held outside a European Union meeting in Brussels to show solidarity with Israel and express concern for growing anti-Semitism in Europe.
Date: 07-20-2006 -
Why Do People Hate Jews?
By Gil MannReprinted opinion piece answering the question "Why are Jews always getting picked on"; author blames the "insecure tribal" nature of humankind, the history of anti-Semitism, and the peculiarity of Jewish mannerisms and values.
Date: 07-26-2007 -
A Star of David in a Land of the Crescent
By Miriam EmonsPersonal narrative by a Jewish woman whose family was living in the MIddle East, where she fell in love with a Muslim man, but realized that the pressure of being surrounded by his family and culture, with its differing societal expectations, would be
Date: 01-03-2007 -
Bomb Detonated at Quebec Synagogue
By Bram EisenthalReprinted news article about anti-Semitic violence--arson at synagogues and verbal abuse at businesses and on streets--throughout Canada.
Date: 07-25-2006 -
Boycott The Passion of the Christ
By Rabbi Shmuley BoteachReprinted news and opinion article by a rabbi describing the anti-Semitic, ahistorical content of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, and advocating a boycott of the film.
Date: 07-31-2006 -
A Converstion with Eugene L. Pogany, author of In My Brother's Image: Twin Brothers Separated by Faith After the Holocaust
By Judith Bolton-FasmanProfile of Eugene L. Pogany, author of In My Brother’s Image: Twin Brothers Separated by Faith After the Holocaust, about his family’s experience with conversion and the Holocaust..
Date: 02-18-2007 -
Czech Jewish Official Brings Kerry News of His Holocaust Dead
By Magnus BennettReprinted news article about John Kerry’s Czech ancestors who died in the Holocaust, with a note that "indifference to the Holocaust" is still a problem in Czech society today.
Date: 07-20-2006 -
Palestinian "Resistance Poetry" Class Causes Academic Uproar at U.C. Berkeley
By Joe EskenaziReprinted news article about a controversial Palestinian "Resistence Poetry" course taught at the University of California at Berkeley, and where school administrators do and should draw the line between "open discussion" and "ind
Date: 11-30-2006
