Written Out of History: Our Jewish Foremothers
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 13
9780930395100
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Publisher
Subject
Religion & Spirituality; Judaism; Women & Judaism
Description
Diamondstone Collection.
This collection restores Jewish women to their rightful place in history. By sifting through historical reports, letters, memoirs, court papers, and other documents, the authors rediscover and rescue from obscurity the records of Jewish women from the Bible and Talmud, ancient Greece and Egypt, through medieval and Renaissance times, and into the modern period. The authors remind us of a heritage of Jewish women as property owners, traders, teachers, scribes, printers, poets, queens, commoners--proving Jewish women's presence as a vital force in the march of the Jewish people. This book is perfect for personal reading by adults, young adults, and reading groups, as well as a library reference. The book includes a bibliography, footnotes, and an index. Originally published in 1978 by Bloch Publishing, this 1990 edition includes timely revisions and additions by the authors. Editorial Reviews Review Anyone interested in knowing about the accomplishments of Jewish women must read (this) lovely book... --Judaica Book News Among the 'classics' of feminist writing about Jewish women --Feminist Collections Bulletin, University of Wisconsin Library System The pages are brightened by women of all kinds of valor...(filling) the vast gap in our knowledge --Morris U. Schappes, editor, Jewish Currents About the Author Emily Taitz, a graduate of Queens Collecge, has a PhD in Medieval History from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and taught women's history and European history at Adelphi University. Sondra Henry is a graduate of Bennington College and Columbia University Law School. Taitz and Henry have appeared at conferences and offered numerous seminars and courses at Jewish community centers and synagogues, including Hebrew Union College/NYU Joint Adult Education Program; the C.W. Post/Hutton House Lecture Series, and Hofstra University Continuing Education Dept. Taitz and Henry have also authored One Woman's Power: A Biography of Gloria Steinem; Israel: A Sacred Land; Everyone Wears His Name: A Biography of Levi Strauss; and Betty Friedan: Fighter for Women's Rights.
This collection restores Jewish women to their rightful place in history. By sifting through historical reports, letters, memoirs, court papers, and other documents, the authors rediscover and rescue from obscurity the records of Jewish women from the Bible and Talmud, ancient Greece and Egypt, through medieval and Renaissance times, and into the modern period. The authors remind us of a heritage of Jewish women as property owners, traders, teachers, scribes, printers, poets, queens, commoners--proving Jewish women's presence as a vital force in the march of the Jewish people. This book is perfect for personal reading by adults, young adults, and reading groups, as well as a library reference. The book includes a bibliography, footnotes, and an index. Originally published in 1978 by Bloch Publishing, this 1990 edition includes timely revisions and additions by the authors. Editorial Reviews Review Anyone interested in knowing about the accomplishments of Jewish women must read (this) lovely book... --Judaica Book News Among the 'classics' of feminist writing about Jewish women --Feminist Collections Bulletin, University of Wisconsin Library System The pages are brightened by women of all kinds of valor...(filling) the vast gap in our knowledge --Morris U. Schappes, editor, Jewish Currents About the Author Emily Taitz, a graduate of Queens Collecge, has a PhD in Medieval History from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and taught women's history and European history at Adelphi University. Sondra Henry is a graduate of Bennington College and Columbia University Law School. Taitz and Henry have appeared at conferences and offered numerous seminars and courses at Jewish community centers and synagogues, including Hebrew Union College/NYU Joint Adult Education Program; the C.W. Post/Hutton House Lecture Series, and Hofstra University Continuing Education Dept. Taitz and Henry have also authored One Woman's Power: A Biography of Gloria Steinem; Israel: A Sacred Land; Everyone Wears His Name: A Biography of Levi Strauss; and Betty Friedan: Fighter for Women's Rights.
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