Marrying Out Jewish Men, Intermarriage, and Fatherhood [Paperback]

When American Jewish men intermarry, goes the common assumption, they and their families are lost to the Jewish religion. In this provocative book, Keren R. McGinity shows that it is not necessarily so. She looks at intermarriage and parenthood through the eyes of a post-World War II cohort of Jewish men and discovers what intermarriage has meant to them and their families. She finds that these husbands strive to bring up their children as Jewish without losing their heritage.Marrying Outargues that the gendered ethnicity of intermarried Jewish men, growing out of their religious and cultural background, enables them to raise Jewish children. McGinitys book is a major breakthrough in understanding Jewish mens experiences as husbands and fathers, how Christian women navigate their roles and identities while married to them, and what needs to change for American Jewry to flourish.Marrying Outis a must read for Jewish men and all the women who love them.

This is the first book I have read that truly understands and supports Jewish men.Marrying Outopens a window into the psyches of intermarried Jewish men. It also serves as a guide to Jewish professionals striving to build a successful volunteer culture and reinvigorate Jewish family life.The burning personal issue for most American Jews today concerns intermarriage. Keren McGinity gives us a fascinating, perceptive, and vivid portrayal of the wide range of Jewish identities shaped by exogamous marriages. Read this lively book if you want to understand the state of American Jewish life today.A great many communally-involved families include Jewish men and non-Jewish women who have agreed to raise their children as Jews. Most of these women are passionately committed to raising Jewish children, fully cooperating in the Jewish education of their children, and are learning as much as they can about the Jewish faith and culture. As Jewish federations, synagogues, and JCCs expand outrealC#