in the course of this long election season the political speeches debates and discussions have included more womens voices than ever before. it has wnycs sara fishko thinking about a dynamo
who was there at the beginning. here is the next fishko files...
check out suzanne braun levine and mary thoms book bella abzug how one tough broad from the bronx fought jim crow and joe mccarthy pissed of... [Show More]
crossposted on jvoices
two years ago this week the indomitable blu greenberg who
is best known for her feminist work within orthodox judaism was honored with
hadassahs highest honorread more...... [Show More]
jewess survivor designs fashions for yad vashem. survivor leah gottleib cofounder of the gottex clothing firm was one of several artists whose works are featured in a new exhibit at yad vashem my homeland holocaust survivors in israel about survivors contributions to the state of israel. jpost
female schindler dies at 98. irene sendler a polish woman known to many as the female schindler rescued c... [Show More]
jewesses with attitude recently reconnected with rivka solomon
the founder and visionary of that
takes ovaries tto and recipient of the jewish womens archives women who
dared award.
read more...... [Show More]
emmas revolution Post Source: jwablog.jwa.org Posted: May 06 2008 20:28:45
its unlikely that emma goldman predicted her
legacy would inspire the name of an activist folk music duo but perhaps she
did. over the weekend i had the delight
of seeing emmas
revolution a musical uprising of truth and hope from awardwinni ng
activi st songwriters perform with feminist folk music pioneer holly near.
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jewess has placed a nifty new this day of jewish american heritage badge on the sidebar to your right
where each day in may youll find a different jewish woman who made history on that particular date of the year. its part of a new project launched by the jewish womens archive and the jta
what connects the statue of liberty with emma lazarus susan sontag with gilda radner patriotism with labor p... [Show More]
art
liberation ritual the environment. for
jewish ecofeminist artist helene aylon these are
the unifying elements of her lifes work. in celebration of earth day ive been
reexploring some of her groundbreaking work and realizing that we need more
of it
read more...... [Show More]
crossposted on the jewesses with attitude blog.
today marks the 113th anniversary centennial bat mitzvah of the launch issue of the american jewess the first englishlanguage publication directed to american jewish women.
published between april 1895 and august 1899 the magazine covered an evocative range of topics from demands for synagogue membership for women to zionism to health and fashion ... [Show More]
what would bella do Post Source: jwablog.jwa.org Posted: Mar 31 2008 19:38:52
today is the tenth anniversary of the death of bella abzug
activist extraordinaire. with her big hats and even bigger charismati c
persona lity her sharp mind and even sharper tongue bella took on the world
and changed it. as a young girl she spoke on street corners for hashomer
hatzair the socialist zionist youth movement. as a young lawyer in the 1950s
she took on civil rights causes in th... [Show More]
if you are silent at this time help may come from another place but you and your fathers house will perish. esther 414
on wednesday march 19th i joined a small group of local members of brit tzedek vshalom jewish alliance for justice and peace at a recent public rally in support of israel organized by the jewish federation of greater philadelphia following the murder of eight teenage yeshiva stud... [Show More]
in
the spirit of purim the spirit of spring and the spirit of the real and its
opposites here are some cool resources to celebrate your day of identity play. purim
sam each
jewess gender bender molly picon in yidl mitn fiddle
queen esther and bella abzug
costumes leadership and identity
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jewesses on wheels Post Source: jwablog.jwa.org Posted: Mar 19 2008 17:40:08
a woman riding a bicycle in full victorian dress doesnt freely associate with
being jewish ... except in the case of annie
cohen kopchovsky who adopted the decidedly less ethnic name of annie
londonderry. in courageous chutzpahlike ways annie a jewish
immigrant living in boston
in june 1894 shattered the social conventions of her time.
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we at obos are saddened to report that barbara seaman cofounder of the national womens health network noted feminist womens health activist and author died this morning. seamans life and work leave much to be celebrated as she was a tireless advocate for informed consent and exposing information on hormonal medications including publication of the breakthrough 1969 book the doctors case against th... [Show More]
march new york city Post Source: feministevents.wordpress.com Posted: Feb 26 2007 21:44:57
... 25 2007
100400pm
marya axner and judith rosenbaum will present on shma bkolahlisten to her voice incorporating jewish womens history into jewish education
652 lexington avenue at 55th street
via www.jwa.org
friday march 25
11 a.m. 500 p.m.
global feminisms artists talks and performances every halfhour.
brooklyn museum
eascfa 4th floor
1 2 p.m.
iris and b. gerald cantor auditorium 3rd floor
lectur... [Show More]
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