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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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Interracial and Intercultural Relationships
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A Surprising Challenge In An Intercultural Relationship
By Ruby VelezShe thought she liked Jewish food, until she married into a Jewish family and had a child with severe food allergies.
Date: 08-07-2008 -
Your Daughter Has Something to Tell You...
By J. SinghPersonal narrative from an Indian-Italian Catholic woman who had to tell her parents she was dating a Jewish girl.
Date: 12-26-2006 -
We Should Learn From Esther, Who Married Outside Her Community to Save Her People
By Sarah FlickerReprinted personal narrative about a young Jewish woman whose Buddhist boyfriend felt uncomfortable in traditional Jewish institutions, so she started her own, "The Progressive Jewish Circle" in Toronto, which is "welcoming, creat
Date: 07-31-2006 -
500 Years after the Inquisition, Spaniards Find Way back to Judaism
By Jerome SocolovskyA news story about Spaniards who are discovering that their ancestors were among the Chuetas, people of Jewish origin who were accused of being Hidden Jews after the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492, and now plan to return to their he
Date: 06-15-2007 -
Summer Camps Go for Diversity
By Chanan TigayA news article about Jewish summer camps reaching out to diverse Jewish populations: kids with gay parents, kids with interfaith parents, kids in multi-cultural and multi-racial families.
Date: 06-18-2007 -
Defining Birthright: Finding Personal Meaning
By Inna LivitzPersonal narrative from the daughter of an interfaith family who felt conflicted about her Russian and Jewish identities when she departed for birthright israel, but who returned feeling that her Jewish identity was her "birt
Date: 11-27-2006 -
The Blessings of Jewish Interracial Adoption
By Rabbi Daniel KohnProfessional view and personal narrative about challenges and issues of transracial Jewish adoption, and books and resources that discuss those issues in greater depth.
Date: 11-20-2006 -
Half Jewish, Half Italian and Half American
By Suzanne KovenThe personal narrative of a Jewish New Yorker about her marriage to her Catholic-Italian husband and their Jewish wedding ceremony.
Date: 06-18-2007 -
International Adoption and Interfaith Families
By Vicki PetersonArticle featuring interviews with several interfaith families who have adopted children from Asia and how these children feel about their cultural and religious identity.
Date: 11-20-2006 -
It's All About the Food
By Sue FederPersonal narrative about a Jewish-Catholic interfaith couple who like different foods, but don’t let it get between them.
Date: 08-01-2012
