An Open Gate
Series: ILLUMINATIONS: Jewish Culture in the Light of the World
From: Claire Schoen
Length: 00:58:56
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Piece Description
What happens to the children when Jews and Christians marry? "An Open Gate" explores this question with humor and sensitivity. Jews and Christians speak about growing up within their faith and how intermarriage has redefined their perspective. Interfaith couples grapple with the challenge of celebrating holidays as a family as they attempt to instill a sense of religion, community and holiday spirit. This program also digs deep into the historical underpinnings of these two religions, exploring Jewish fears of Christian anti-Semitism and Christian desires to share Jesus' love with people they care about. As couples in this program struggle with these questions, they shed light on the broader issues we all face in trying to preserve our own culture while becoming part of the global village. (Each of the 3 shows in this series can be broadcast as stand-alone programs.)
Broadcast History
The radio series, "Illuminations" was originally produced and distributed in 1992 under the title, "Heart of Wisdom." The current 3-hour series has been updated and reversioned for this release.
Transcript
Series Title: Illuminations Jewish Culture in the Light of the World
Program Title: An Open Gate
Show Intro (Schoen):
Welcome to "Illuminations: Jewish Culture in the Light of the World. This program, "An Open Gate" explores Jewish Christian intermarriage.
Marriage is a contract between two individuals in a public context. In the modern age, people make their own choice of marriage partners. But family, community and even government still have their say. It wasn't that long ago that marriage between Blacks and Whites was illegal in the U.S. And it's still illegal in most places for two men, or two women, to marry. Today, religious intermarriage is common place. Yet, their is still pressure to marry within your own tribe. How else, it's argued, will your children know who they are? How else will tradition be carried forward?
Albert Greenberg and Helen Stoltzfus grappled with...
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Timing and Cues
Series Title: "Illuminations: Jewish Culture in the Light of the World"
Program Title: "An Open Gate"
Total Program Length 59:00
00:00:00 Incue:
(Music)
Narrator: This program, "An Open Gate" explores Jewish Christian intermarriage..."
00:32:53 Outcue:
(Music)
Narrator: "You're listening to "Illuminations: Jewish Culture in the Light of the World." This program, "An Open Gate" explores Jewish Christian intermarriage. We'll be back in a minute."
60 sec music bed for ID
00:33:53 Incue:
(Music)
Joseph: "Sometimes it feels like we're having your child, not mine."
Lydia: "Are we going to be like Solomon? Cut it in half?..."
00:59:00 Outcue:
Narrator: "...Additional funding from the PRX Reversioning Project. The Public Radio Exchange is at prx.org. I'm Claire Schoen."
(Music to the end)
Additional Files
- Stotzfus and Greenberg (an_open_gate.jpg)
- Press Release for Illuminations series (press_release-illuminations.doc)
- Demo 2-min for "An Open Gate" (2-min_demo_of_an_open_gate.mp2)
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