Article: The double lives of Jewish converts in Israel

ED RETTIG; SETH FARBER ED RETTIG and SETH FARBER
Jerusalem Post
11-08-2009
The double lives of Jewish converts in Israel
Byline: ED RETTIG; SETH FARBER ED RETTIG and SETH FARBER
Edition: Daily
Section: Opinion
Memo: Through their draconian 'citizenship tests' for converts, Israeli civil bureaucrats are seeking to impose their will and standards on Diaspora Jewry, challenging the autonomy of its communities. Rabbi Ed Rettig is acting director of the American Jewish Committee's Israel Office, and Rabbi Seth Farber is founder and director of ITIM: the Jewish Life Information Center.

Ilana has been living a double life in Israel. Though her first visit was as a Catholic, she ultimately ...

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