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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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An Affair Doomed by History: Review of Hester Among the Ruins
By Marlena ThompsonReview of Hester Among the Ruins: A Novel By Binnie Kirshenbaum, a story about the relationship between a post-war Christian German and his lover and biographer--a younger, Jewish American woman.
Date: 01-13-2007 -
War, Nazism Divide Resilient “Sisters"
By Michael FoxReview of film Twin Sisters about two Dutch Catholic sisters during the Holocaust, one of whom falls in love with a Jewish man.
Date: 06-18-2007 -
A New Book to Help Your Interfaith Marriage: Review of Making a Successful Jewish Interfaith Marriage
By Jim KeenReview of Making a Successful Jewish Interfaith Marriage, by Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky with Joan Peterson Litman is a how-to guide for any couple in a serious interfaith relationship.
Date: 12-21-2006 -
The Interfaith Couple in Meet the Parents
By Ronnie FriedlandReview of Ben Stiller’s portrayal of Greg Focker in the comedy Meet the Parents.
Date: 02-16-2007 -
An Interfaith Family Faces the Holocaust: A Review of Life is Beautiful
By Ronnie FriedlandReview of Roberto Benigni’s film, Life is Beautiful about an interfaith family in Italy during the Holocaust.
Date: 02-15-2007 -
A Jewish Outreach Professional Responds to Keeping the Faith
By Dr. Paula BrodyReview of the film Keeping the Faith, a story of a girl, a rabbi, a priest, and the friendships and romances between them.
Date: 02-13-2007 -
I Was a Teenage Not-So-Nice Jewish Girl
By Jemi Kostiner MansfieldPersonal narrative from a woman who rejected her Jewish upbringing as a teenager, eventually intermarried and now sends her children to day school.
Date: 08-30-2007 -
Hipster Hassids: A Semi-Shiksa Lusts for Her Ultimate Fetish--A Cute Jew-Boy
By A. PinskerThe 20-something child of a non-Jewish mom and a Jewish dad tells of her experience dating a hip Orthodox Jewish man.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
An Interfaith Engagement
By Aaron KaganI didn't imagine that my announcement to spend the rest of my life with the person I love would be met with anything but approval. Which is why it stung so sharply when that wasn't the case.
Date: 10-21-2009 -
Interfaith Romance Warms Up Flannel Pajamas
By Michael FoxReview of Flannel Pajamas, a movie about a dysfunctional romance between an assertive Jewish man and a shy non-Jewish woman.
Date: 02-09-2007
