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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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Failed Plot To Kill Hitler Leads to Feature Film--and a Rabbi in Boston
By Rebecca Spence"I don't feel particularly 'other,' but part of my reality as a rabbi is that a certain percentage of people assume that I converted," said Paasche-Orlow.
Date: 01-27-2009 -
Recipes for a Yom Kippur Break-Fast Meal
By Linda MorelReprinted personal narrative and general information about the Jewish community of a small Italian town, Pitigliano, and its Yom Kippur rituals and recipes.
Date: 08-03-2006 -
Never Again? An Interview with Susan Schwartz Senstad, Author of Music for the Third Ear
By Rebecca E. KotkinInterview with Susan Schwartz Senstad, author of the book Music for the Third Ear, with special attention to Senstad’s own Jewish identity and her real-life inspiration for the war-torn characters in her book.
Date: 02-21-2007 -
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 -
A Journey in Faith and Love: The Struggles of an Interfaith Relationship
By Lia Del SestoPersonal narrative by a Catholic woman whose Jewish boyfriend’s mother pressured him so much to marry a Jew that the two had to split up to do soul-searching.
Date: 08-20-2007 -
Where Do We Come From? Do We Know Where We Are Going?
By Sol LevinPersonal narrative from an intermarried man describing his parents (both survivors) and how their experiences instilled in him the importance of Jewish continuity. He describes how he wanted to marry a Jew, but ultimately felt good about mar
Date: 08-02-2006 -
Manilow Bares His Jewish Soul
By Marvin GlassmanProfile of Barry Manilow, who came from an interfaith family and is currently composing a musical play about the pre-Holocaust German performers, the Comedian Harmonists, called "Harmony."
Date: 02-20-2007 -
A Powerful Fictional Evocation of Growing Up Half-Jewish in Nazi Germany
By Cheryl F. CoonA review of a book about growing up half-Jewish in Nazi Germany
Date: 01-09-2007 -
Lone Jew in Lithuanian Town Spends Life Preserving the Past
By Adam B. EllickReprinted news article about the last remaining (intermarried!) Jew in the Lithuanian town of Plunge, and his dedication to memorializing the Jewish communities who perished in the Holocaust
Date: 07-20-2006
