How Judy Blume's 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' broke taboos around interfaith marriage

Through the 1960s, middle-grade and young adult fiction rarely acknowledged the existence of these families, reflecting and reinforcing their outsider status.

An illustrative photo of a Jewish wedding in front of the Mediterranean Sea.

An illustrative photo of a Jewish wedding in front of the Mediterranean Sea.

(photo credit: MENDY HECHTMAN/FLASH90)

ByEMILY SCHNEIDER/JTA

MARCH 21, 2023 04:48