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READING LIST -- click on the
book title to purchase the book.
BASIC
READING:
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Introducing
My Faith and My Community: The JOI Guide for the
Christian in a Jewish Interfaith Relationship,
by JOI
Executive Director Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky.
Jewish Lights, 2004.
Seeks to introduce readers to Judaism and Jewish
life in easy-to-understand terms and language
whether they are married to or dating a Jewish
man or woman, or are the parent or sibling of
someone in an interfaith relationship.
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Interfaith
Families : Personal Stories of Jewish-Christian
Intermarriage,
by Jane Kaplan. Praeger Publishers, 2004.
Couples in Jewish-Christian marriages describe
their experiences and reveal intimate details
of their lives as members of these unique families.
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Making
A Successful Jewish Interfaith Marriage: The Jewish
Outreach Institute Guide to Opportunities, Challenges
and Resources,
by JOI Executive Director Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky
with Joan Petterson Littman. Jewish Lights, 2002.
Written mainly with the Jewish partner in an
interfaith marriage in mind, this new book tackles
all of the important issues including marriage,
children, and the holidays.
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Mixed
Blessings: Overcoming the Stumbling Blocks in an
Interfaith Marriage,
by Paul Cowan, Rachel Cowan. Penguin USA, 1989.
A classic text still used by couples encountering
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The
Guide to Jewish Interfaith Family Life: An Interfaithfamily.com
Handbook,
by Ronnie Friedland (Editor), Edmund Case (Editor).
Jewish Lights, 2001.
Thoughtful essays documenting first-hand experiences
of interfaith families. Including a preface by Rabbi
Kerry Olitzky, JOI Executive Director
Available from the publisher Jewish
Lights
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Strangers
to the Tribe: Portraits of Interfaith Marriage,
by Gabrielle Glaser. Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
A compassionate and thoughtful account of eleven
families juggling issues of ethnicity, class and
religion.
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Welcome
to the Family! Opening Doors to the Jewish Experience,
by Lois Sussman Shenker, White Cloud Press, 2001.
Addresses issues and information in a warm, welcoming
manner, interspersing personal family stories
with the basics of the Jewish experience.
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Clues for Jews Whose Children Intermarry,
by Sidney J. Jacobs, Betty J. Jacobs, Jacobs, Ladder,
1988.
A practical and light-hearted guide offering information
and advice for parents adjusting to their child's
intermarriage. |
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Love
and Tradition: Marriage Between Jews and Christians,
by Egon Mayer. Plenum Press, 1985.
A sociological overview of interfaith marriage based
on a nationwide survey of over 400 couples.
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The
Intermarriage Handbook: A Guide for Jews & Christians,
by Judy Petsonk and Jim Remsen, Quill, 1991.
A "hands-on" book containing practical information
for interfaith couples and their families. This
book includes written and verbal exercises, to be
completed together by couples, which focus on feelings
surrounding interfaith issues.
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What
to Do When You're Dating a Jew: Everything You Need
to Know from Matzah Balls to Marriage,
by Vikki Weiss and Jennifer A. Block, Crown, 2000.
A very basic and whimsical introduction to American
Jewish culture.
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