The Grandparents Circle is an education and support program for Jewish grandparents whose adult children have intermarried. Learn more ...
in The Jewish Exponent
“Randee Tecklin attended each of the christening ceremonies for her three grandchildren and has since watched as they’ve celebrated Christmas and Easter year in and year out. This Friday, she’s taking them to a Chanukah party, but navigating the holidays with family — her daughter-in-law isn’t Jewish — has always been fraught with difficulty…”
“‘Grandparents aren’t sure how they can influence their grandchildren’s Jewish identity,’ said Rebecca Gross, national coordinator of the Grandparents Circle, a program of the Jewish Outreach Institute. The program was founded two years ago to ‘give participants tools, techniques and hands-on resources’ to deal with the issue…”
On Sunday November 8th, JOI Associate Executive Director Paul Golin traveled to Dayton, OH to speak about interfaith grandparenting as part of the Dayton Jewish Cultural Arts and 13th Annual Book Festival. You can read more about the presentation in this article in the Dayton Daily News.
in Westchester.com
“Westchester Reform Temple (WRT) will host a series of conversation groups, ‘The Grandparent Circle,’ for Jewish grandparents whose adult children have intermarried…”
in Dayton Daily News
“A study of young adults who grew up in interfaith families by the Jewish Outreach Institute found that many of them considered their grandparents to be important role models and connectors to their religious and ethnic heritage…”
in J.
“‘Grandparents aren’t sure how they can influence their grandchildren’s Jewish identity,’ said Rebecca Gross, national coordinator of the Grandparents Circle, a program of the Jewish Outreach Institute. The program was founded two years ago to ‘give participants tools, techniques and hands-on resources’ to deal with the issue…”
“Dory Zatuchni, Executive Director of Jewish Family Service concurred, ‘As a parent of two intermarried children, I understand the need and importance of the Grandparents Circle and I am pleased to be the facilitator here in Delaware…’”
Rabbi Craig Axler of Congregation Beth Or in Maple Glen, PA spoke about the meaning of Grandparents Circle during the Yom Kippur Yizkor service. Beth Or will be sponsoring a Grandparents Circle in November and December of 2009. You can read his sermon by clicking here.
in The Jewish Voice
“Dory Zatuchni, Executive Director of Jewish Family Service concurred, ‘As a parent of two intermarried children, I understand the need and importance of the Grandparents Circle and I am pleased to be the facilitator here in Delaware…’”
in The Jewish Press
“‘People expressed a need for help, and I witnessed it myself in my travels across North America as we work with families and commnities facing the challenge of interfaith marriage,’ pointed out Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, executive director of the Jewish Outreach Insitute…”