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RAISING CHILDREN OF INTERFAITH MARRIAGES:

Twenty Things for Grandparents of Interfaith Grandchildren to do (And Not Do) to Nurture Jewish Identity in Their Grandchildren
by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Paul Golin

Jewish Family & Life: Traditions, Holidays, and Values for Today's Parents and Children,
by Yosef I. Abramowitz, Susan Silverman.

This highly-accessible volume includes material useful to parents in interfaith relationships.


Bible Baby Names: Spiritual Choices from Judeo-Christian Tradition,
by Anita Diamant. Jewish Lights, 1996.

Biblical overview of 630 names, with an emphasis on names that are relatively common in American usage.

Available from the publisher Jewish Lights

To Raise a Jewish Child: A Guide for Parents,
by Hayim Halevy Donin. Basic Books, 1991.

Provides information on raising Jewish children for those familiar with the religion and newcomers to the faith.
If I'm Jewish and You're Christian, What Are the Kids? A Parenting Guide for Interfaith Families,
by Andrea King, Alexander M. Schindler, Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1993.

A guide that offers practical advice and suggestions covering all aspects of raising children in a Jewish-Christian marriage.
Mingled Roots: A Guide for Jewish Grandparents of Interfaith Grandchildren,
by Susan Levin, Dahlia G. Schoenberg (Illustrator), Dahlia G. Schoenberg (Translator), 2003

A helpful guide for Jewish grandparents of children in interfaith families.

Putting God on the Guest List: How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah,
by Jeffrey K. Salkin.

A useful text on infusing the Bar Mitzvah ceremony with greater spirituality, this book includes suggestions on how to include non-Jewish parents in the event.

Irreconcilable Differences? A Learning Resource for Jews and Christians,
Ed. by David F. Sandmel, Rosann M. Catalano, and Christopher Magee Leighton. Westview Press, 2001.

Elucidates major aspects of the two faiths and discusses where they differ.

Keys to Interfaith Parenting (Barron's Parenting Keys Series),

by Iris M. Yob, Barrons Educational Series, 1998.

A helpful guidebook to help parents adjust to the challenges of raising children in an interfaith environment.


Children's Books: Hanukkah and Christmas at My House,

by Susan Enid Gertz.

A children's book for those who wish to teach their children about the Jewish and Catholic religious and historical dimensions of the holidays.

Bubbe & Gram: My Two Grandmothers,
by Joan C. Hawxhurst, Jane K. Bynum (Illustrator), Jane K. Bynun (Illustrator). Dovetail Publishing, 1997.

A children's book for those who wish to incorporate the religious faiths of both Judaism and Christianity.
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Mommy Never Went to Hebrew School,
by Mindy Avra Portnoy, Shelly O., Jacqueline Haas (Illustrator).

A children's book that recounts a mother's conversion from Christianity to Judaism.

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by Evelyn Kaye.
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But How Will You Raise the Children: A Guide to Interfaith Marriage,

by Steven Carr Reuben.