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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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Israel
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Lessons Learned from Israel's Jewish/Muslim/Christian "Peace Village"
By Joseph AndrewsReprinted news article about Neve Shalom/Wahat-al-Salam", a half-Jewish, half-Arab Muslim village in Israel whose villagers are committed to teaching, learning, and living about and with each other.
Date: 01-03-2007 -
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 -
Growing Up Jewish ... with Christian Parents
By Elyssa MosbacherReprinted news article about four Jewish children, ages 5-18, whose parents died tragically, and the (Christian) parents who adopted them were committed to continuing their Jewish education, so they enrolled them in Jewish day
Date: 11-06-2006 -
Jerusalem of Pink
By Jenny HazanReprinted news article about the LGBTQ pride parade in Jerusalem, sponsered by Love without Borders, Al-Fatiha Foundation for gay and lesbian Muslims, and the Keshet Ga’avah World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Jews.
Date: 01-08-2007 -
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 -
The Wall
By Shoshana Hebshi-HoltPersonal narrative from an American Jewish-Palestinian Arab woman describing her powerful experience visiting the Western Wall.
Date: 12-19-2006 -
Numb
By Shoshana Hebshi-HoltPersonal narrative from the daughter of an Arab Muslim father and an American Jewish mother describing her numbness following the September 11 attacks.
Date: 01-03-2007 -
Irish Literary Figures Talk About Religion, Writing and Intermarriage
By Marlena ThompsonInterview with David Marcus and Ita Daly, an intermarried Irish couple, both of whom are accomplished writers.
Date: 02-20-2007 -
Shmoozin' with Makua Kai Rothman A Jewish-Hawaiian Professional Surfer
By Lindsey SilkenThe best surfer in the world is a 23-year-old Hawaiian-Jewish dude who got a mezuzah for his door when he went to Israel.
Date: 08-04-2008 -
Meeting of Catholic, Jewish Figures Blasts Anti-Zionism as Anti-Semitism
By Florencia ArbiserReprinted 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: 07-20-2006
