Sisterhood: A Centennial History of Women of Reform Judaism
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Hardcover. The work of a coterie of dynamic women, Women of Reform Judaism has been a force in the shaping of American Jewish life since its founding as the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods in 1913. This collection of new scholarly essays looks back at its history in order to understand how the hopes and dreams of its founders have come to fruition. Editor(s): Balin, Carol B.; Herman, Dana; Zola, Gary P. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 757.
The work of a coterie of dynamic women - not the brainchild of Reform Judaism’s male leaders, as is often thought - Women of Reform Judaism has been a force in the shaping of American Jewish life since its founding as the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods in 1913. The synergy of Reform Judaism’s universalist ideas and the women’s emancipation movement in the early twentieth century made the synagogue auxiliary a natural platform for women to assume new leadership roles in their synagogues, in Reform Judaism, and in American society. These “sisterhoods” have stood for the solidarity among synagogue women ... Read more
The work of a coterie of dynamic women - not the brainchild of Reform Judaism’s male leaders, as is often thought - Women of Reform Judaism has been a force in the shaping of American Jewish life since its founding as the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods in 1913. The synergy of Reform Judaism’s universalist ideas and the women’s emancipation movement in the early twentieth century made the synagogue auxiliary a natural platform for women to assume new leadership roles in their synagogues, in Reform Judaism, and in American society. These “sisterhoods” have stood for the solidarity among synagogue women ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hebrew Union College Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780878202546
SKU
V9780878202546
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99-20
About
Carole B. Balin was ordained at HUC-JIR and received her Ph.D. at Columbia University, USA. She serves as professor of Jewish history at HUC-JIR, New York, USA. Dana Herman is managing editor of the American Jewish Archives Journal. Jonathan D. Sarna is the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University, USA ... Read more
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