Valerie S. Thaler Articles By Valerie S. Thaler
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Interfaith Weddings
Love can't always conquer--couples have difficult decisions to make when they embark on an interfaith marriage.
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Jewish Attitudes Toward Proselytes
At times, Jews have embraced large numbers of converts, but hostile relations with Gentile neighbors often led to suspicion of proselytes as well.
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American Jewish Life, 1980-2000
Political and Social Integration
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Updating the Traditional Jewish Wedding
The biggest motivator for change in Jewish wedding customs by liberal Jews has been egalitarianism.
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Valerie S. Thaler is a Ph.D. student in the Judaic Studies Program at Yale, where she concentrates on 20th-century American Jewish history. She is beginning dissertation research on American Jewish identity in the 1950s. An alumna of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Valerie received her M.A. in Judaic Studies and Jewish Education from Brandeis, and has her B.A. in American Studies from Yale.
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