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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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Growing Up in an Interfaith Family
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Growing Up in an Interfaith Family
By Josh FischelThe personal narrative of a young man who was raised in an interfaith family but feels a strong connection to his Jewish identity and celebrates Christmas with his family without religious meaning.
Date: 08-08-2007 -
Growing Up in an Interfaith Family
Information for children of intermarriage, including those who define themselves as half-Jewish.
Date: 07-10-2009 -
The Chosen--A Comic
By Ariel SchragAriel liked the friendly Hasidic apartment broker, and wanted him to like her, too.
Date: 06-20-2008 -
How My Italian-American Catholic Mother Strengthened My Jewish Identity: Lessons in Intermarriage
By Eric LesserThe personal narrative of a man whose Italian Catholic mother strengthened his Jewish identity by stressing its importance.
Date: 07-19-2007 -
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 -
What Leads Children of Intermarriage to Identify as Jews?
By Ron LuxNews story on the factors that lead adult children of intermarriage to identify as Jews.
Date: 07-09-2007 -
J.A.C.K.: Jewish-American-Chinese Kid
By Jonathan Chao BurnstonThe personal narrative of a young man who is very proud of his diverse background-- Chinese, American, and Jewish.
Date: 07-20-2007 -
Dual Legacies: Growing up Jewish in an Interfaith Family
By Samantha FaccioloThe personal narrative of a young woman who was raised in her mother’s faith, Judaism, while her brother was raised in her father’s faith, Catholicism.
Date: 07-19-2007 -
Not Really Jewish?
By Rachel SarahRachel Sarah was raised in a Jewish family with a non-Jewish mother, but when she was 16, a Hassidic rabbi told her she wasn’t Jewish. After shunning the Jewish community for many years, she is now raising her child Jewish… but worri
Date: 08-01-2012 -
An Interfaith Child Thinks about His (Hypothetical) Interfaith Children
By Josh FischelPersonal narrative from a child of interfaith parents dating a Christian, trying to figure out how to raise his future children.
Date: 07-20-2007
