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'Shuls don't know how to show gay Jews they are welcome'

February 24, 2011 14:58
Natalie Grazin with her daughter

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Natalie Grazin, 38, has a one-year-old daughter and two-year-old son with partner Samantha Cohen.

She feels the focus for gay rights in the community has been too much on weddings. "I think a lot of communities get very hung up on the most extreme question, whether to hold chupahs for same-sex couples in shul. That's absolutely not the key question. It's everyday things that matter."

Both she and her partner went to Jewish schools and her son attends a Jewish nursery.

"Our aim is to give our children a really high quality Jewish education. It would be sad if they weren't able to benefit because of their family structure. My son loves the education he's getting.

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