Winter 2005-2006

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Rebbetzin redux

Happening

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A Precursor to Lilith Magazine? The American Jewess was the first English-language publication directed to American Jewish women. It was published mostly as a monthly from 1895-99. Edited by Rosa Sonneschein (1847-... Read more »

Two New Novels from Lilith Editors

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Yona Zeldis McDonough’s In Dahlia’s Wake (Doubleday, 2005), tells the simultaneously wrenching and romantic story of a Brooklyn Jewish couple (lovers since college) whose closely-woven life tears apart when their young daughter... Read more »

Traditional Jewish and Catholic Mothers Caught in a Bind

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Appropriately Subversive: Modern Mothers in Traditional Religions (Harvard University Press, 2003, $35.00) is a wonderful exploration of the lives of several Orthodox Jewish women and traditional Catholic women who share many... Read more »

Left-wing women writing their poetry in Yiddish

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I had always thought my mother-in-law was called “Little Lefty,” because (1) he was short, and (2) she had been a lefthanded seamstress in the garment industry. But in the... Read more »

Maureen Never Murmurs

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Are Men Necessary?, Maureen Dowd’s disjointed exploration of women in post-feminist America, fails to deliver on the promise of its titillating art and provocative title. The real question underlying this... Read more »

Family Trumps Ideology

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Set in Jerusalem in 1981, Joseph Cedar’s “Campfire” focuses on a young widow trying secure a place for herself and her two adolescent daughters in one of Israel’s nascent West... Read more »

Single and Looking for (Late) Romance (Maybe)

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Lilith eavesdrops on a frank evening when single Jewish women talk among themselves, moderated by Susan Barocas. Plus…a tale of true love found, the perils and pleasures of internet dating, and Sandee Brawarsky on her book How to Meet a Man as Smart as You.

Through a Different Lens

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We've often thought the words and images from women journalists in Israel seem rich in details of daily life we don't get in standard-issue battlefront reporting. Tel Aviv based Motro asks them why

Variables

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This year's winner of the annual Lilith fiction contest

Lea Goldberg

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Meet the poet whose Hebrew verse-and a spooky play-have been thrilling readers for decades. Now we can savor her writing in English, too.

Words Can Hurt

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Victims of verbal abuse from a spouse suffer many of the same traumas as survivors of physical violence. Are Jewish men-so verbally adept-likey to use words as their weapons of choice?

Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution

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Want to know what took place when, in the 35 years since the current wave of feminist activism began? Want to be able to search by name for a Jewish... Read more »

Ever Seen a Grey-Haired Wig?

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Estie, 18, of Boro Park, Brooklyn is thinking about marriage. She is also thinking about her sheitl, the wig that will denote her status as a married woman. Although Estie’s hair... Read more »

Girls Eat the Leftovers

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“In Darfur, the men and boys often eat completely separately from women and girls. The leftover food is for the women and girls,” reports Kate Newton, a program officer for... Read more »

Why there’s Still a “Women’s Issue”

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You go, girl! Germany has a new female head of state, Geena Davis’ compelling performance in Commander in Chief helps us imagine that America could, too. The presidents of prestigious... Read more »

Jewish Women Changing America

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If, as historian Paula Hyman claims, there are “feminist clicks”—moments when, as a feminist woman in society, one notices one’s own invisibility—then there were certainly moments of “unclick” at the... Read more »

Justifying Jewish Law (i.e., Helping it to become more just)

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“The smartest thing that could have been done to keep women out of leadership roles [in the Conservative movement] would have been to keep women out of the Talmud department,”quipped... Read more »

Who Says Jewish Women Don’t Play to Win?

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The eyes of every player on the Brandeis women’s tennis team scanned the exhibit hall, and when they sighted their target, they zoomed in to get close. The subject of... Read more »

From the Editor

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The good we can do feels like it’s on a sliding scale—from saving a drowning person to handing loose change to a supplicant on the street. But sometimes there are people... Read more »

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