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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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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 -
Israel--Still a Sticky Subject in Interfaith Families Like Mine
By Marlena ThompsonPersonal narrative of an intermarried Jewish woman describing her thoughts and emotions about Israel.
Date: 07-27-2006 -
Forbidden Love: Anti-Semites Who Loved Jews...And the Jews Who (Sometimes) Loved Them Back
By Mandy KatzOverview of anti-Semitic historical figures, including Hitler and Mussolini, who fell in love with Jews.
Date: 09-20-2007 -
Victim Hailed As Dedicated Convert
By Rebecca SpenceObituary of Pam Waechter, the convert to Judaism who was killed by the gunman who attacked the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle in July 2005.
Date: 08-08-2006 -
Purim and Intermarriage
By Rabbi Geela Rayzel RaphaelProfessional view about the central meaning of the Purim story: intermarriage can produce important non-Jewish allies for Jewish communities.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
Educate, Connect, and Exemplify
By Rosemary DiDio BrehmPersonal narrative from an intermarried Catholic woman describing her journey from insensitivity to concern when she hears anti-Semitic slurs.
Date: 07-20-2006 -
The Only Jew in Mammarrosa
By Jeri ZederPersonal narrative by a Jewish American woman describing her wish to feel connected with the long-gone Portuguese Jewish population every time she goes to visit her non-Jewish husband’s family in Portugal.
Date: 12-11-2006 -
German Jews Warn Against Racism, Say Taboo on Anti-Semitism Is Gone
By Toby AxelrodReprinted news article about growing anti-Semitism in Germany
Date: 07-20-2006 -
Opening Yourself to Danger
By Zack KushnerPersonal narrative from a Jewish man married to a non-Jewish woman recalling the whispers and doubts he’s heard about his interfaith relationship.
Date: 08-24-2006 -
Jews Welcome Choice of Pope, and Hope That He Builds on John Paul’s Legacy
By Chanan TigayReprinted news and professional view article about the new pope, Benedict XVI, and whether he is "good" for the Jews, Jewish causes, and Jewish-Catholic relations.
Date: 07-20-2006
