Women
“If art is not for the people, who
is it for?”
—Audrey Flack, painter and sculptor
The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute’s 16-month desktop calendar (September
2007 through December 2008), Creating
Art, Promoting Change, features the work of talented female Jewish artists from
around the world, along with their inspiring biographies. Collectively and globally,
they embody the spirit of social activism, representing in their vibrant art contemporary
issues such as feminism, the fragility of the environment, and tensions between
secular and Jewish law. Order a copy now and help promote change!
After spending an academic year as a New Israel Fund Law
Fellow, Dana Myrtenbaum became the coordinator of a young Haifa-based legal
group that brings together law students and community activists to assist a
wide range of Israel’s disadvantaged women.
By CHARLOTTE HONIGMAN-SMITH
In a country where women are bought and sold, all women will
be seen as things, not people. Is sisterhood really powerful? Can your
synagogue Sisterhood be powerful?
By REBECCA METZGER
Long hours, low wages, sexism, and glass ceilings. All this,
and the inability to afford $100 fundraising tickets to benefit one's own
nonprofit.
By EMILY GUNSBERGER
The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel (ARCCI) was
formed because the social construct of denial and silence about rape in Israel
became intolerable.
By RABBI ELLEN LIPPMANN
Around the world, between 700,000 and 2 million women and
children are trafficked each year – bought, sold, and transported across
national borders to become sweatshop laborers, agricultural slaves, and
prostitutes.
By RACHEL MUSLEAH
Facing sexism on the Ultimate Frisbee field, but still
reluctant to accept the label of "feminist."
Reviewed by JONATHAN GRONER
The book rejects some proposed reconciliations between
tradition and feminism, as lacking a solid intellectual foundation, failing to
take women's demands seriously enough, or failing to give the tradition its
due. The book requires careful thought, but more than repays it.
Reviewed by FRANCINE KLAGSBRUN
The first of these related books is an anthology that delves
into the history of women's seders and the connection between Passover themes
and women. The second book (they share the same editors and compilers) suggests
readings and rituals to complement or replace traditional Haggadah passages.
OTHER RESOURCES
Mavoi Satum
Jewish Women
International
National Council of Jewish
Women
Hadassah
