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Nonfiction Confessions of the Shtetl: Converts from Judaism in Imperial Russia, 1817 – 1906 Ellie R. Schainker
Interview Interview: Annette Gendler Annette Gendler’s memoir Jumping Over Shadows pulls readers into the drama of World War II with its family tale of an ill-fated marriage between a Jewish man,… Amy Spungen June 27, 2017
Nonfiction Leaving the Jewish Fold: Conversation and Radical Assimilation in Modern Jewish History Todd M. Endelman
Essay From Intermarried Couple to Observant Jewish Family Earlier this week, Gayle Redlingshafer Berman wrote about mourning the loss of a non-Jewish parent. Today we hear from Gayle’s co-author, her husband Harold Berman,… Harold Berman July 18, 2013
Essay Mourning the Loss of a Non-Jewish Parent Gayle Redlingshafer Berman is co-author, with her husband Harold, of Doublelife: One Family,Two Faiths and a Journey of Hope, the first true-life account of “an… Gayle Redlingshafer Berman July 16, 2013
Nonfiction Pledges of Jewish Allegiance: Conversion, Law, and Policymaking in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Orthodox Responsa David Ellenson and Daniel Gordis
Nonfiction Becoming Jewish: The Challenges, Rewards, and Paths to Conversion Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben and Jennifer S. Hanin; Bob Saget, fwd.
Nonfiction Living a Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs, and Values for Today’s Families: Revised and Updated Anita Diamant with Howard Cooper
Nonfiction The Dönme: Jewish Converts, Muslim Revolutionaries, and Secular Turks Marc David Baer
