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Did you grow up in a dual-religion household and are now investigating Judaism more deeply? If only one of your parents was Jewish, does that make you a half-Jew? Does your multicultural background give you a perspective that few people are privileged to have? Explore these issues and others faced by children of interfaith families in InterfaithFamily.com's selection of articles, resources and links.

Recommended Growing Up in an Interfaith Family Articles

What Would Superman Do? by Jason Bortnick
An Interfaith Child Thinks about His (Hypothetical) Interfaith Children by Josh Fischel
What Leads Children of Intermarriage to Identify as Jews? by Ron Lux
Better Left Undefined by Jasmin Singer
Why I Choose Not to Interdate by Adina Giannelli

For many more helpful articles on growing up in an interfaith family, click on this link to access our archive:

Growing Up in an Interfaith Family

For previous Web Magazine issues on growing up in an interfaith family, click on the links below:

Issue 212 (July 2007)
Issue 193 (October 2006)
Issue 154 (March 2005)
Issue 153 (February 2005)
Issue 121 (November 2003)
Issue 63 (June 2001)
Issue 28 (January 2000)
Issue 27 (January 2000)

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Growing Up in an Interfaith Family

Additional Resources on Growing Up in an Interfaith Family

Websites

MyJewishLearning.com. For more information on Judaism.
Half-Jewish Network. Its mission is welcoming the adult children and other descendants of Jews intermarried to people of other faiths and cultures.

Books

Friedland, Ronnie and Case, Edmund, ed. The Guide to Jewish Interfaith Family Life: An InterfaithFamily.com Handbook. Jewish Lights, 2001. Read a review.
Snyder, Laurel. Half/Life: Jew-Ish Tales from Almost, Not Quite, and In-Between. Soft Skull Press, 2006. Read our review.
Shenker, Lois. Welcome to the Family! Opening Doors to the Jewish Experience. White Cloud Press, 2001. Read our review.
Crohn, Joel. Mixed Matches: How to Create Successful Interracial, Interethnic, and Interfaith Relationships. Fawcett, 1995. Read our review.

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