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Go To BlogsPersonal 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: 01-02-2007The 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: 07-19-2007Reprinted 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: 07-20-2006Reprinted 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: 07-26-2007Personal 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: 01-03-2007Reprinted news article about anti-Semitic violence--arson at synagogues and verbal abuse at businesses and on streets--throughout Canada.
Date: 07-25-2006Reprinted 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: 07-31-2006Profile 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: 02-18-2007Reprinted 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: 07-20-2006Reprinted 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: 11-30-2006Personal narrative of an intermarried Jewish woman describing her thoughts and emotions about Israel.
Date: 07-27-2006Overview of anti-Semitic historical figures, including Hitler and Mussolini, who fell in love with Jews.
Date: 09-20-2007Obituary 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: 08-08-2006Professional view about the central meaning of the Purim story: intermarriage can produce important non-Jewish allies for Jewish communities.
Date: 08-01-2012Personal narrative from an intermarried Catholic woman describing her journey from insensitivity to concern when she hears anti-Semitic slurs.
Date: 07-20-2006Personal 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: 12-11-2006Reprinted news article about growing anti-Semitism in Germany
Date: 07-20-2006Personal narrative from a Jewish man married to a non-Jewish woman recalling the whispers and doubts he’s heard about his interfaith relationship.
Date: 08-24-2006Reprinted 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: 07-20-2006Reprinted news article about a meeting between Jewish and Catholic religious leaders in Argentina and the statement they issued "rejecting anti-Zionism as a form of anti-Semitism."
Date: 07-20-2006Reprinted news article about the controversy over a famous and (many think) anti-Semitic German author, Martin Walser, and his new book, Death of a Critic.
Date: 07-25-2006A news article that looks into varying levels of "Jewishness" in today’s Jewish population, as well as the decrease in the community’s size.
Date: 06-07-2007Reprinted news article describing anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism triggered by an Israel rally in Brussels.
Date: 07-20-2006Profile of a National Public Radio host Scott Simon, who adopted an Asian girl and whose mother was Catholic and father was Jewish.
Date: 11-30-2006Personal narrative from an intermarried woman describing her journey toward being more--and possibly overly--sensitive about anti-Semitic remarks she hears, and her efforts to educate about the dangers of anti-Semitism.
Date: 07-19-2006Personal narrative from an Indian woman whose sister is married to a Jewish man about the subtle ways racism and anti-Semitism can seep into families’ attitudes toward their in-laws.
Date: 01-02-2007Personal narrative by a grown child of interfaith parents describing her thoughts and feelings about Easter as she’s grown--at first she thought it was only about eggs and bunnies, often she thinks it’s about the anti-Semitism in Europe, and a
Date: 08-10-2006Profile of Paul Wellstone, the Jewish Minnesota senator who perished along with his interfaith family in a plane crash.
Date: 02-20-2007Article about Sherman Alexie’s film about a gay Indian poet who falls in love with a Jewish woman, The Business of Fancydancing. The film features actress/singer Michelle St. John who is of Jewish and Christian Indian descent.
Date: 02-21-2007Profile 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: 02-22-2007Opinion piece by a Caucasion Jewish woman who is married to a Christian African-American man describing her desire to be welcomed and appreciated by the Jewish community, but also her understanding of those critical of intermarriage
Date: 07-11-2006The personal narrative of an Orthodox Jewish woman who was excluded and fearful as a child because of her faith, but has now formed immense pride in her Jewish heritage.
Date: 08-07-2007News article about the death of Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, a Catholic official who was instrumental in Jewish-Catholic interreligious dialogue but who also was a convert from Judaism.
Date: 08-13-2007Personal narrative from an intermarried Catholic woman who is raising her two daughters as Jews, and her realization, throguh personal and international events, that anti-Semitism is still a threat.
Date: 07-19-2006Personal narrative of an intermarried Protestant man who sees anti-Semitism differently now that it’s a direct threat to his wife and daughters.
Date: 07-19-2006Reprinted opinion piece defining Zionism and briefly explaining Zionist history.
Date: 07-27-2006Professional view from a rabbi about Jewish sensitivity around anti-Semitism, described through the story of a young boy from an interfaith family who felt uncomfortable singing a song about Christ in school, and whose father understood, but
Date: 07-19-2006Reprinted news article about the film The Passion of the Christ and how it was received by different groups in various European countries.
Date: 07-20-2006Opinion from an intermarried Jewish woman living in Europe talking about the links she sees between European anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, and the importance of educating and actively engaging non-Jewish spouses in Jewish communal affairs, including
Date: 07-27-2006Reprinted editorial from an intermarried woman fed-up with anti-Semitism around the world and determined to proudly stand with her Jewish husband and children and say "I am a Jew."
Date: 11-30-2006Film review of the disturbing film The Believer, written and directed by Henry Bean, which tells of a young Orthodox man who becomes neo-Nazi and tries to juggle both Jewish an Nazi identities.
Date: 11-30-2006Personal narrative about a Jewish woman and her love of a non-Jewish man who broke up with her because he said "I can’t tell my family that I love a Jewish woman".
Date: 06-13-2007Reprinted news article about the intensity of anti-Semitism in the Arab world, prompted by the release of a research report by the American Jewish Committee.
Date: 11-30-2006Professional view from a rabbi defending his and his synagogue’s policy to welcome non-Jewish partners in interfaith marriages, but prohibit them from participating in ritual practices.
Date: 06-12-2007Review of the on-stage production of Cabaret, which tells the story of the transition to Nazi-Germany through the lens of a seedy nightclub and those who work there.
Date: 02-16-2007Review of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, and an exploration about how the relationships between partners in an interfaith marriage can serve as the model for the larger relationship and understanding between Christians and Jews.<
Date: 06-28-2007Review of Mel Gibson’s film, Passion of the Christ, from the perspective of a Jewish man married to a non-Jewish woman.
Date: 02-15-2007Profile of Wesley Clark, including his family background and the story of his Jewish father as well as his work with Israel in the context of his bid for the Democratic nomination for the election in 2004.
Date: 04-24-2007Review of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ and its indulgence in violence over Jesus’ message of love, and what this will do to the perception of Jews worldwide.
Date: 02-17-2007Op-ed arguing that intermarriage can be a form of Jewish outreach to non-Jews.
Date: 06-01-2007Reprinted news article about the urgent need for Europeans and Americans to speak out against the growing anti-Semitic violence in Europe.
Date: 07-20-2006Review of Body Surfing, by Anita Shreve, about a woman with interfaith parents who takes a job with a wealthy WASP family and encounters anti-Semitism.
Date: 07-27-2007A Jewish genealogy expert gives an introduction to the tools for researching your family history.
Date: 06-16-2010Review of Kalooki Nights, a Booker Prize finalist about Jews in 1950s England who defined the world in terms of Jewishness.
Date: 09-20-2007I told them that growing up surrounded by two families of differing beliefs provoked thought and acceptance.
Date: 08-15-2008In honor of Israel Independence Day, a young woman of mixed Jewish and Puerto Rican heritage tells about reclaiming both identities.
Date: 04-29-2009I don't look Jewish, but I am. My mom is, too, and my dad is Catholic. My interfaith family life is
Date: 02-19-2010She always knew that her mother's family was Jewish and that her father's family wasn't, and didn't like Jews.
Date: 07-15-2009My parents had seen hatred and cruelty and had been on the receiving end of anti-Semitism. They were forever grateful to live in America.
Date: 07-08-2010Reviewing MetaMaus, an inside look at the making of, and lives that have impacted/been impacted by, Art Spiegelman's Maus.
Date: 11-29-2011
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