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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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Sikh and Jew: East Meets West
By Daniel KochThe personal narrative of a Jewish man from the Midwestern United States and his wife from an Overseas Indian community in the Far East on how they have made their interfaith marriage last 25 years.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
Waiting Outside the Promised Land
By Lesley WilliamsPersonal narrative from a black convert to Judaism who is uncomfortable with her synagogue’s focus on Yiddishkei, lack of diversity and subtle racism.
Date: 12-26-2006 -
Handling Religion in Our Blended Family
By Paula Lee HellmanPersonal narrative about a blended, interfaith family where there are more questions and explanations than conflicts.
Date: 07-26-2007 -
Tips for Responding to Insensitive Comments About Interfaith Families
By Sarah LitvinA series of tips from outreach experts on how children and adults should respond when they hear negative comments about intermarriage.
Date: 08-24-2006 -
Overlapping Faiths: High Intermarriage Rates, High Divorce Rates--What Happens When They Mix?
By Leisah WoldoffReprinted news article about divorce of Jewish man and a woman who had converted to Judaism when she married but when divorced reverted to her Catholicism. They have one child, and the mother wants child to be able to choose his own religion while fath
Date: 07-26-2007 -
Dear Dr. Paula: Confused by My Boyfriend's Family's Religious Christmas
By Dr. Paula BrodyProfessional view "Dear Dr. Paula" article about a Jewish woman’s feelings after visiting her religiously Catholic boyfriend’s parents’ house over Christmas.
Date: 06-14-2007 -
Interfaith Questions Faced by a Jewish-Puerto Rican Couple
By Sheryl SantiagoPersonal narrative from a Jewish woman who married a Puerto Rican non-Jewish man and raised their child Jewish.
Date: 01-25-2007 -
Subtle Parenting Choices in Our American-Palestinian, Jewish-Muslim Family
By Nora Lester MuradPersonal narrative from an intermarried American Jewish woman describing her feelings of being torn between raising a family in America or Palestine/Israel.
Date: 01-03-2007 -
Locked Doors
By Vered Levy-BarzilaiReprinted news article about the Orthodox gay community, and their scholarly and social efforts to gain acceptance.
Date: 01-08-2007 -
Lily's Bat Mitzvah
By Daniel BenderA man’s personal narrative about the Jewish community in Honolulu and on his daughter’s two-part Bat Mitzvah-- one in Hawaii with flower leis and Japanese drummers and the other in Maine with bagels and lox.
Date: 06-18-2007
