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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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What Would Superman Do?
By Jason BortnickPersonal narrative from a child of interfaith parents who was raised without any faith but found God in art, literature and Superman.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
Why Social Justice Activities Attract Students from Interfaith Families
By Brianne Kruger NadeauThe personal narrative of a politically active woman of interfaith parents who believes that social justice activities are an entry point for Jews from interfaith families.
Date: 07-20-2007 -
Mixed Blessings: A Religious Journey That Has Led Nowhere
By Jennifer GordonPersonal narrative by the child of interfaith parents who was raised with both religions, and now professes neither.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
Growing Up "Half and Half" but Feeling Whole
By Stephanie BruceThe personal narrative of a woman who attending CCD and Hebrew School as a young child, before deciding that she wanted to be Jewish.
Date: 07-19-2007 -
A Joyful Noise
By Andi RosenthalThe personal narrative of a woman who ran into difficulties due to inaccurate inferences based on her last name.
Date: 07-23-2007 -
Survey: Children of Intermarriage Identify as Jews Some of the Time
By Sue FishkoffNews story on a 2005 survey of adult children of intermarried parents that showed a high level of Jewish cultural identification and interest in Jewish studies, combined with low levels of childhood Jewish education and religious attachment.<
Date: 07-20-2007 -
What Am I If Not Jewish?
By Judith Van PraagPersonal narrative from a Dutch-born child of intermarriage who feels 100% Jewish, and gets upset when people tell her she’s not because her mother wasn’t Jewish.
Date: 08-15-2007 -
When Her Christian Mother and Her Jewish Step-Father Got Divorced, She Kept Her Judaism
By Ronnie CaplaneA reported feature on a young woman who maintained her Jewish identity after her mother and Jewish stepfather weren't together.
Date: 08-07-2007 -
Family Traditions: Growing Up in an Interfaith Family
By Rohanna GreenThe personal narrative of a young woman whose Christian father welcomed her mother’s Jewish lifestyle for their home.
Date: 08-14-2007 -
Growing Up Jewish with an Irish-Catholic Father
By Charlotte Honigman-SmithThe personal narrative of a woman who was raised with a strong sense of her Jewish identity by her Jewish mother and practicing Catholic father.
Date: 08-08-2007
