Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Irving Berlin’s 1926 interfaith marriage sparked a Jewish debate that, 100 years later, hasn’t gone away

A century after the famed composer wed Ellin Mackay, a Catholic heiress, their marriage offers a window into how Jewish ...

Irving Berlin’s 1926 interfaith marriage sparked a Jewish debate that, 100 years later, hasn’t gone

Exactly 100 years ago, on January 4, 1926, legendary American Jewish songwriter Irving Berlin married Ellin Mackay, a Roman ...