October 2009
21 posts
Beating Hearts: Stories of Domestic Violence →
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Jewish Women International is posting daily stories of domestic abuse on their blog. These stories are shocking, crushing, and sad. They are…
Roman Polanski and Jewish "anti-heroes" →
I am fascinated, as well as outraged, by the Roman Polanski rape story. As all high profile media stories do, this case has evolved and mutated to touch on a number of really interesting and…
Oct 2009 JWA e-letter available online! http://bit.ly/3ePexM Sign up for the monthly e-letter here: http://bit.ly/qDIZp
Oct 6, 2003 - Aviel Barclay became the first certified female Torah scribe. This Week in History: http://bit.ly/i0tfH
Women's jeans, Jewish comedians "Making Trouble,"... →
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Check out the blog of Jewish Women International where survivors are sharing stories and inspiring change. [JWI] It’s the 75th anniversary of…
Of sages and sex therapists - Dr. Ruth’s talk on “Heavenly Sex” http://bit.ly/1uKxx
Jewesses in Hollywood: Jewish Women in media w/ Olivia Cohen-Cutler & Melissa Silverstein. http://tinyurl.com/SACFilmNight @thedcc
RT @jewishevents: Today in Jewish History (1973) Golda Meir views reports of looming invasion. Yom Kippur War hit 10/6 w/Israel unready
Remembering Ruth Brin, may her memory be a blessing http://bit.ly/hHoLe
Electricity applied in a "strictly scientific... →
I recently began a fun Twitter project, tweeting tidbits from American Jewess, the first English-language publication directed to American Jewish women (and this blog’s namesake), edited by…
Remembering Ruth F. Brin →
Ruth F. Brin, esteemed Jewish author, poet, and scholar, died Wednesday September 30th, 2009, at age 88.
Ruth F. Brin was a literary pioneer famous for her authentic Jewish
poetry, prayer…
RT @NCJW: American Jewish Women deplore restoration of abstinence-only funds by Sen.Finance Cmte. http://bit.ly/4E4yej
RT @AmericanJewess: Dr Owen’s Electric Belt: continuous electricity, ladies find it a certain cure for nervous troubles http://bit.ly/1Bey0
RT @huffingtonpost Eve Ensler: Does the Brotherhood of Fame Endow You With a Lifetime Exemption From Accountability? http://retwt.me/s6cv
Are Jews easier to get along with? →
At the Jewish Women’s Archive, it is part of my job to stay on top of the “twitterverse.” I keep a running search of “tweets” that mention Jewish women, which helps me stay on top of the…
Are Jews easier to get along with than pple of other religions? Are Jewish men easier to get along w than Jewish women? http://bit.ly/2vf4eK
RT @Maryannaville: Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia | Jewish Womens Archive http://ff.im/-90gO1
Candlesticks? orange on the seder plate? How do we represent gender through Jewish symbols? http://bit.ly/r0Ddw
The symbols we use to represent, and gender,... →
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Oct 1, 1997 - Anita Diamant publishes her powerful 1st work of fiction, “The Red Tent.” This Week in History http://bit.ly/orirx
As a follow up to yesterday’s post on healthcare reform http://bit.ly/n6aSk, check out this NYTimes article http://bit.ly/i1VkA
September 2009
89 posts
Women’s health is NOT elective! Read more at Jewesses with Attitude: http://bit.ly/n6aSk
Women's health is not elective →
We are in big trouble. When I started reading about the healthcare reform battle, I was angry. Now that the Senate panel has rejected the public option, and Obama has declined to stand up…
Sep. 30, 1911 - Happy Birthday to writer and humanitarian Ruth Gruber! This Week in History http://bit.ly/1KFHM6
RT @EmmaGPapers 9/29/1909 Emma Goldman met w single-taxers, freethinkers, and other radicals in Philadelphia to discuss free speech fight.
Yiddische mamas, Anne Frank, and why women have sex - new link roundup at Jewesses with Attitude http://bit.ly/1VDMQ8
Yiddische mamas, Anne Frank, and why women have... →
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital Friday, went back to work that afternoon. [Washington Post] From “Yiddische Mama” to “Jewish Mother:” Philogos discusses this…
Sep. 29, 1995 - Peggy Charren receives Presidential Medal of Freedom for advocacy of educational children’s TV http://bit.ly/251ZAe
What a great idea! RT @JewishPub: Whoa! Add the Jewish Book Search to your iGoogle! http://bit.ly/1J60db
For Convert and Mother-to-Be, Bris Is Ultimate... →
How do you measure commitment? That’s the question I was left pondering after reading Elana Sztokman’s post
on the double standard for Orthodox women. Some women’s tardiness for
services has…
Including young Jews in old systems →
Yesterday, JTA published, “Where the Blogosphere Meets the Boardroom,” an op-ed co-authored by Jordan Namerow, a long-time writer for Jewesses with Attitude and my predecessor at the Jewish…
Sep. 25, 1944 - Happy Birthday Eugenia Zuckerman, acclaimed musician, author, and journalist! This Week in History http://bit.ly/327lNp
Why the Federation must recognize and embrace diversity in the Jewish community, starting with young Jews. http://bit.ly/iB5am
Darn straight! RT @JOHNNYBRAVO_CDN: @JoannaAngel Jewish women rock!
Feel better Ruth Bader Ginsburg! We are thinking of you. http://bit.ly/WmcSN
Get Well Soon, Ruth Bader Ginsburg! →
I woke up to the news this morning that Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to become a Supreme Court Justice, had been hospitalized as a precaution, after being treated for an iron…
Blaming the Feminist Revolution for women’s... →
The results of a General Social Survey, which has been tracking American’s happiness since 1972, have surprised and confused us with their finding that women are growing increasingly unhappy over…
Jewish women on happiness →
Writing that last post on the General Social Survey about women’s unhappiness has really got me thinking about happiness and how to define happiness. In my post, I shared a quote from Nora…
Blaming the Feminist Revolution for women’s unhappiness? I donhttp://bit.ly/19JBRq
Blaming the Feminist Revolution for women’s unhappiness? I don’t think so. http://bit.ly/19JBRq
Sep. 24, 1932 - Happy Birthday Joanne Greenberg, author of “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” This Week in History http://bit.ly/3x42J0
This http://bit.ly/19JBRq has got me thinking about happiness. Here’s what some Jewish women have to say on happiness: http://bit.ly/mAGK5
Sep. 22, 1941 - Sculptor Louise Nevelson’s first one-woman show opened at the Nierendorf Gallery. This Week in History http://bit.ly/c0Zqn
Twitteleh, cliché cookbooks, and mikveh secrets -... →
Cooking with clichés: Yo Yenta shares her thoughts on The Jewish Princess line of cookbooks. [Yo Yenta] Mazel Tov Elaine Schuster, recently nominated as a representative to the U.N. General…
Twitteleh, cliché cookbooks, and mikveh secrets - new link roundup at Jewesses with Attitude! http://bit.ly/11DDqJ
The "fury of the kooky, odd-looking girl" →
On Saturday, 67 year-old Barbra Streisand will return to the Vanguard - the venue that made her a star. According to this piece in the New York Times Magazine, the concert will feature…
Domestic Abuse a “pre-existing condition” - “Healthcare is a women’s issue” xposted at The Sisterhood http://bit.ly/4dtIh8
RT @cnylink: NCJW honors Margie Burstein: The NCJW, Syracuse Section-At-Large has named Margie .. http://bit.ly/44SkWb
“The fury of the kooky, odd-looking girl” Barbra Streisand returns to the Vanguard! http://bit.ly/iLLQX
RT @AmericanJewess: “You’d be surprised: but on suffrage laws/ She has no views and she doesnt speak” from “A New Woman” http://bit.ly/ZKShn