by Susan Weidman Schneider

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by Susan Weidman Schneider

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It’s ironic. Michael J. Fox, the TV actor and dreamboat to the early adolescent set (and an Anglican) goes on record in People magazine as saying, “I’m going to marry a Jewish woman. I’m sure of it. I have yet to meet one I didn’t like. I like women who are funny, independent, hard-working and definitely the family type.” But at the same time, Jewish women have reported the following comments:

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