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Growing Up in an Interfaith Family

By Ron Lux, with material from JTA

Adults with interfaith parents are the coming majority. But why do some "feel" Jewish while other's don't?

By Jasmin Singer

Growing up with a hodgepodge of religious traditions left her with little taste for faith. Until Rocky the cat died.

By Judith van Praag

The child of a non-Jewish mother finds she constantly has to "prove" her Jewishness.

	Chicken Soup Theology By Felice Indindoli Bochman
How do you choose between Italian and Jewish?
	Born Without a Name By Tiffany Collins
The child of an Israeli mother and Iranian father is less concerned about the religious divide than the political one.
	Chillin' with My Faux Jew 'Fro By Keenan Steiner
He didn't see himself as Jewish. But his friends do.
	A Half-Chinese, Half-Jewish Kid Conquers the Free Birthright Trip By Jon Block
He didn't get the girl. He got embarassed by the tour guide. But he understands now why Jews love Israel.

"In the Mix": From "Half-Jewish" to Rabbi By Julie Wiener
Heather Miller wanted to be a Jewish American Princess when she grew up. She got to be the next best thing: a rabbi.
Faces of Change By CampusJ.com
Forget Hillel. Young Jews from mixed marriages are connecting online, via facebook.

She's the Man: A Q&A with Amanda Bynes By Nate Bloom
The Hairspray co-star talks with Nate about growing up interfaith, John Travolta's "glow" and her grandmother's matzoh brei.
Interfaith Celebrities: Kyra Sedgwick, Baseball's Braun-y Interfaith Rookie and a Jewish Maori Director By Nate Bloom
The star of TNT's "The Closer" talks about her Jewish background. Plus, young baseball star Ryan Braun and emerging director Taika (Cohen) Waititi.
	Emerging Canadian Star is a Happy "Half-Breed" By Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf
Half-Israeli, half-Ojibwa, Tamara Podemski is a name in Canada. Now she's seeking fame south of the border.
	Won't You Be My Neighbor? By Suzanne Koven
A new film examines marriage--and life--as a less violent form of cold war.