Half of American Jews believe it is “racist” to oppose intermarriages, and 78 percent favor rabbinic officiation at such marriages, according to a recent survey of 1,010 Jews. It was the first time that the American Jewish Committee surveyed American Jewish attitudes toward intermarriage.
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