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[quote=Anonymous]I am AA. My child (bio) is half-Jewish. Her dad is not observant (he waffles on whether he is an atheist), but has a strong Jewish cultural identity. Our child is a very active Catholic. For the most part, her dad's family's congregation has been welcoming of her attending events. There are a few other children of color in mixed marriages or transracially adoptive families at the shul and we know others socially. All of those kids are being raised Jewish. They seem quite accepted by that particular religious community. None seem to have a non-Jewish cultural identity, which may have been intentional on the parents' part in order to strengthen a sense of being Jewish. This is the divide that my child experiences, but she seems untroubled by it. Only recently has she begun to distinguish between Catholic culture and AA culture or Jewish culture and mainstream European American culture.

I think you'll be fine adopting an AA child. Most Jews in this area tend to be very committed to social justice. If that's true of you, you probably already plan to teach your children about racism, slavery, the Civil Rights movement, etc. this area has many resources for interracial and trans-racially adoptive families.

If you decide to raise your child religiously Jewish, there are many liberal and Reconstructivist communities with Jews of color.[/quote]

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