Fall 1988

A Feminists Confronts her Identity in Germany

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At Dachau, a young American feminist confronts her conflicts.

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The teacher says we should write about our life, everything that happened today. So nu, what’s there to tell? Why should today be different than any other day? May 5,... Read more »

To Buddhism and Back

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After years of search, a Jewish woman finally finds home.

Sharing Sacred Moments

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A group of women--share their spiritual highs. Plus, a prayer from their 18th century counterpart, unearthed by Nina Beth Cardin.

Becoming A Crone: Ceremony At 60

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Giving the "crone" back her good name

Turning 12: A Menarche Ceremony

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A woman’s group celebrates a daughter’s menarche.

An Interview with Marcia Falk

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Poet and liturgist Falk talks about why she needed to rewrite the prayers we take for granted.

9 Issues for the 90s

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How should Jewish women be investing their political energies to shape the decade to come? Find out here.

Mazel Tov

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Marion Ungar Davis of Pittsburgh has been elected the first woman president of the Pittsburgh Zionist District, one of the largest membership districts of the Zionist Organization of America. Mitzi... Read more »

Paternity Leave Challenged

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The Federal Court of Canada has ruled that the Canadian Unemployment Insurance Act discriminates against natural parents. In a suit brought by Shalom Schacter of Toronto, the justice found that... Read more »

Women Protest Israeli Occupation

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Women in Black and Women for Women Political Prisoners are two Israeli-based groups working to end the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Women in Black organizes weekly... Read more »

Artists’ Retreats Encourage Peace

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A small violin lay in its brown case in a hotel room in New York City. The violin, destined for an Ethiopian boy who is learning to play the violin... Read more »

Obituaries

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Frances Z. Green, 91, who worked for several pioneering social service agencies, died in Holyoke, Massachusetts this past April. She had worked for the National Child Labor Committee, the American... Read more »

Jewish Woman Gamble Too

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Elaine Goldman (a pseudonym) is a 31-year-old college-educated Jewish woman who comes from a wealthy, high-profile family in Westchester County, just north of New York City. Within the last three... Read more »

University Censured For Feminist’s Dismissal

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The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has censured the University of Judaism in Santa Monica, California, for its dismissal of feminist poet and liturgist Marcia Falk. An associate professor... Read more »

Canadian Women Publish Soviet Refusenik Poetry

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The Jewish Women’s Federation of Toronto, an umbrella for 20,000 women, has launched an intensive campaign for the release of Leningrad refusenik Elena Keis and her family. The federation has... Read more »

Dress is The Reminder of Holocaust

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Holocaust survivor Frania Bratt Blum has donated a dress she made in Dachau to A Living Memorial to the Holocaust: Museum of Jewish Heritage. She made the dress when the... Read more »

“JAP” – Baiting, cont’d.

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A Coral Springs, Florida boutique named PAJ (“JAP” spelled backwards) has found itself at the center of controversy involving its name and marketing techniques. The store advertises “‘JAP’-Dollars” and some... Read more »

Rabbi Seeks to Ban Women From Israeli Radio

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Rabbi Simha Meron, who was recently appointed to the plenum of the Israeli Broadcasting Authority, is seeking to ban women from religiously oriented television programs to conform with the halachic... Read more »

Rabbis Back Ruling Against Surrogate Mothers

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Rabbis participating on the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law have supported that panel’s recommendations regarding surrogate motherhood. The task force, which issued its report in... Read more »

Lines Of Communication

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From My Tzedakah Box To the Editor: I emptied my tzedakah box this month and decided to send it to LILITH. You seem to be coming more regularly now. Congratulations.... Read more »

From the Editor

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When LILITH published its first issue in 1976, the premise behind many of the articles was the need for Jewish women to define themselves — how to be who we... Read more »

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