QUOTE : When it came to the question of whether Jews and Christians should mix however, "Zelda" was so ardently uncompromising that she clearly was reflecting Rose's own feelings. Marriage was very much on the minds of her readers, and among the most numerous tradesmen on the Lower East Side were shadkhanim, or Jewish matchmakers. Rose repeatedly warned Jewish women against allowing themselves to be courted by Christian men. She also strongly opposed placing adopted Jewish children in Christian homes. "Our children MUST be kept away from all Christianizing influence.