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Nonfiction A Jewish Feminine Mystique? Jewish Women in Postwar America Hasia R. Diner, Shira Kohn, and Rachel Kranson, eds.
Nonfiction Sexual Violence Against Jewish Women During The Holocaust Sonia M. Hedgepeth and Rochelle G. Saidel, eds.
Essay Based on a “True” Story In her last posts, Nora Rubel wrote about keeping kosher and “keeping Jewish”and Jewsteria Lane. She has been blogging all week for MyJewishLearning… Nora Rubel March 26, 2010
Recommended Reading Brooklyn and its Not-so-famous Mitzvah Girls Posted by Libi AdlerJust picked up this book from our stacks called Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn by Ayala… Libi Adler September 23, 2009
Recommended Reading A New One from the HBI Series on Jewish Women Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterJust received my June newsletter from the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute (sign up here) and it looks like they have a new addition… Naomi Firestone-Teeter July 1, 2009
Essay Aliza Lavie at the NJBA Ceremony Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAliza Lavie, Winner of the 2008 National Jewish Book Award in Women’s Studies for A Jewish Woman’s Prayer Book, just sent me… Aliza Lavie March 13, 2009
Recommended Reading From the HBI Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterTwo endeavors from the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute worth checking out:Jewish Fiction Goes Outside of the BoxFor the 2nd annual issue on… Naomi Firestone-Teeter December 19, 2008
Recommended Reading Calling Jewish Women Everywhere Over the past year we’ve come across some great titles to enhance your collection of resources for Jewish women. A few goodies that stand out: The Torah:… Naomi Firestone-Teeter November 12, 2008
