How will the heirs of intermarriage change Judaism?

Can you be "Jewish and" rather than "Jewish or"?

Can the Jewish world handle "half-Jewish"?

Is being "half-Jewish" no big deal anymore?

Colloquium 2012 will speak to a crucial issue for the future of the American Jewish community.  For the last two decades, half of marriages involving Jews have been intercultural.  The children of those relationships are coming into their own as young adults.  Who are they?  How do they define their own identities? 

Secular Humanistic Judaism has served intercultural families with dignity, respect and understanding for decades. Our cultural Jewish identity meets the needs of many in this diverse community. The International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism offers this program in cooperation with Newberger Hillel at the University of Chicago and Fiedler Hillel at Northwestern University.

Friday Opening Event/Kabbalat Shabbat - "A Half-Jewish Life" - Maya Escobar. http://networkedblogs.com/wzvAA

Saturday Highlights

• Which Half? Identity Formation for Children of Intermarriage - Lynn Davidman, University of Kansas
• An Optimistic Jewish Future - Paul Golin, Jewish Outreach Institute  http://joi.org/blog/?p=3144
• In Between: Emerging Adulthood, Shifting Identity - Dan Libenson, Newberger Hillel at University of Chicago and Yoni Sarason,  Birthright Israel NEXT
• One, Both or Neither: "Half Jewish" Experiences - Panel discussion with several "heirs of intermarriage", including voices from The Half-Jewish Network, Jews in ALL Hues, and The Chicago Interfaith Family School.
• Havdallah Celebration/Ordination of Secular Humanistic Jewish Leadership

Sunday Highlights

• "Half Jewish," Israel and the Jewish World - Rabbi Sivan Malkin Maas, Tmura-IISHJ, Israel
• The Power of "Half Jewish" - Rabbi Adam Chalom, IISHJ

Meals: Northwestern University is in the heart of Evanston, surrounded by fascinating dining options. Registrants will receive a detailed map and recommendations to satisfy any palate.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Visit our new website!

 http://www.iishj.org/colloquium-12.html

Want to save yourself or the IISHJ ticket and online processing fees? Register with our PDF/paper brochure which will be available on our website at the end of February.  You can reserve your space by emailing info@iishj.org, and we will contact you when the PDF is available. Thank you!

Help Support the Colloquium.  Registration Fees cover less than 60% of expenses.  Donations large or small appreciated:  

http://halfjewish.halfjewish.chipin.com/half-jewish-the-heirs-of-intermarriage-colloquium-2012

Lodging: The Hilton Garden Inn, 1818 Maple, Evanston, IL

Call direct at 847-475-6400 to book rooms under "Colloquium 2012" or book online at www.evanston.hgi.com - enter group code CQM for group rates.  Rooms were reserved through March 27, 2012; numbers are limited and filled.

We recommend also trying the DoubleTree in Skokie for accomodations.  No block of rooms have been reserved at this hotel.

Limited student hospitality may be available.

Please note: Cancellations after April 1 will only receive a 75% refund of registration fees.

Rabbi Chalom speaking about the conference on WBEZ's Eight Forty Eight

http://www.wbez.org/blogs/bez/2012-04/tribalism-modern-age-98333