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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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Professional View: Should We Have Birth Ceremonies in Both Religions?
By Arlene Sarah ChernowA professional view that you can have a baptism or a bris, but you can’t have both.
Date: 06-21-2006 -
Ben Feldman's Jewish Background Aids Acting Career
By Eric FingerhutInterview with actor Ben Feldman, son of a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother.
Date: 06-18-2007 -
Young Interfaith Couples Find Welcome in the Jewish Community Through InterfaithFamily.com, A Recent Survey Reports
By InterfaithFamilyArticle about the results of Interfaithfamily.com’s 2000 survey on web use, including information about who uses Interfaithfamily.com, what they use it for, and what they would like to see offered in the future.
Date: 02-23-2007 -
How Gold Medalist Sarah Hughes Skated under the "Jewish Radar"
By Ami EdenProfile on Sarah Hughes, an Olympic figure skater who was not reported as a Jew until well after the Olympic games. The author also explores how the media determines who is Jewish and who is not.
Date: 06-18-2007 -
Dear Rabbi: Conversion and Non-Jewish Family
By Rabbi Bradley Shavit ArtsonA rabbi’s advice to a woman considering converting to Judaism from a Catholic background.
Date: 04-05-2007 -
How to Talk to Your Kids about Interfaith Dating: For Those Married to Jews or in Interfaith Marriages
By Edmund CasePersonal narrative and professional advice from Ed Case, Publisher of InterfaithFamily.com, about his thoughts and feelings about his children’s interdating.
Date: 08-21-2007 -
I'm Jewish, but What Difference Does That Make about Whom I Date?
By Sandra (Sandy) AndersonPersonal narrative by an intermarried woman contrasting her father’s strict rules against interdating with her less strict rules. The outcome in both instances, however, was the same: most children intermarried, and most of their chi
Date: 11-20-2006 -
An "Affiliated Catholic" Talks about Stereotypes
By Charlotte Honigman-SmithPersonal narrative and opinion by a woman who grew up in a Jewish-Catholic interfaith family, describing the negative and stereotypical portrayal of Catholics she and members of the Catholic community see in American media.
Date: 07-31-2006 -
With CHAI You Get Eggroll: Raising a Jewish-Chinese Daughter in America
By Marylin KressPersonal narrative by the adoptive mother of a Chinese girl who is being raised as a Jew, describing the Chinese language, culture, and dance classes that the girl attends after Jewish day school.
Date: 11-05-2006 -
Do the Jews "Need" Geraldo?
By Joe BerkofskyProfile of Geraldo Rivera, a child of intermarriage, who claims he is rediscovering his Jewish roots by marrying a Jewish woman who will be his fifth wife.
Date: 02-18-2007
