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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 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 -
Dolphin Skins in the Desert and the Making of a Miraculous Bar Mitzvah
By Beth GilbertReprinted profile of Mason Washauer, the son of divorced interfaith parents, who decided he wanted a Jewish education, and so travels seventy miles twice a week to a synagogue in Missouri.
Date: 08-14-2007 -
The Challenge of Being Me
By Kyra DavisPersonal narrative from a black Jewish woman who isn’t a misfit and has experienced little racism or anti-Semitism.
Date: 12-26-2006 -
She Wants Revenge's Justin Warfield: A Profile in Black and White
By Karla S. BlumeFeature on Justin Warfield, lead singer of She Wants Revenge, who’s got nothing but gratitude for his Russian-Romanian-Jewish-Southern-African-American upbringing.
Date: 12-26-2006 -
Being "Both": Claiming Dual Identity as a Biracial Jew
By Lisa W. RosenbergPersonal narrative from a woman whose Jewish mother and black father were united by civil rights and who began exploring her heritage in college.
Date: 12-26-2006 -
Tips to Engage Your Family in the New Jewish Year
By Rabbi Arthur P. NemitoffProfessional advice from a rabbi about how to celebrate the High Holidays as an interfaith family at home, but the paramount importance of going to synagogue.
Date: 08-03-2006 -
NJPS Findings on Jewish Students Drive Debate about Interfaith Future
By Joe BerkofskyReprinted news article about the Jewish identity of college-aged Americans, both from interfaith families and families with two (or a single) Jewish parent. Discusses interdating, percentage of Jewish friends, and denominational affiliation,
Date: 07-14-2006 -
Making Religious Choices for Our Children
By Arlene Sarah ChernowAn advice article discussing how to make religious decisions for children of interfaith parents and revealing common misconceptions of interfaith families.
Date: 07-24-2007 -
Albert Einstein and Lasagna: Our Daughter's Jewish-Italian Bat Mitzvah
By Deborah FreemanPersonal narrative about the preparations for an interfaith family’s secular Bat Mitzvah, in which her step-brother and father’s Catholicism played a meaningful role.
Date: 07-18-2006 -
Visiting Auschwitz: The Unexpected Aftermath
By Alex RomanoPersonal narrative from a Jew-by-choice telling how his journey to Auschwitz and his daughter’s spirituality led him to journey toward Judaism.
Date: 08-01-2012
