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Jewish mothers : strength, wisdom, compassion / interviews by Paula Ethel Wolfson ; photographs by Lloyd Wolf ; foreword by Anne Roiphe.
Van Pelt Library E184.36.W64 J48 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish women--United States--Interviews.
- Jewish women.
- Mothers--United States--Interviews.
- Mothers.
- Jewish women--United States--Social conditions--20th century.
- Jewish women--Religious life--United States.
- Motherhood--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Motherhood.
- Jewish women--Religious life.
- Social conditions.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Interviews.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 143 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 x 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2000]
- Summary:
- In this celebration of Jewish women and motherhood, 80 gorgeous duotone portraits are paired with intimate profiles that evoke the lives of 50 Jewish mothers.
- Contents:
- Historian, expert on Jewish women / Dr. Joyce Antler 14
- Exercise physiologist / Carol "Bini" Masin 18
- Mother of slain civil rights hero, psychologist / Dr. Carolyn Goodman 20
- Lubavitch rebbetzin / Chanie Baron 24
- Single mother / Susan Dmitri Lipczenko 28
- Teacher and Russian immigrant / Julia Dubova 30
- Rebbetzin, domestic abuse counselor / Hannah Weinberg 32
- Civic activist / Elsie Frank 36
- Convert to Judaism, journalist / Dr. Rachel Birtha Eitches 38
- Winner of religious harassment lawsuit / Sue Willis 42
- Puppeteer, photographer / Ida Jervis 46
- Homebirth midwife / Alice Bailes 48
- Social worker / Alice Conant 50
- Blind mother, attorney / Rhonda Weiss 52
- Mother-daughter medical team / Dr. Lila Nachtigall, Dr. Margaret Nachtigall 54
- Rabbi / Avis Miller 56
- Congresswoman / Nita Lowey 58
- Holocaust survivor / Ethel Kleinman 60
- Shaitl designer / Leah Lipman 64
- Yiddish stage star / Fraydele Oysher 66
- Klezmer violinist / Alicia Svigals 68
- Marathon runner, philanthropist / Judy Adler 70
- Mystery writer / Rochelle Majer Krich 72
- Filmmaker / Marcia Jarmel 74
- Mohel / Dr. Marjorie Cramer 78
- Director of mikveh society, zionist / Ava Brand 82
- Recovering alcoholic, bal teshuvah / Miriam Jacobs 86
- Community worker / Sarah Portnoy 88
- Comedian / Lotus Weinstock 90
- Choreographer / Liz Lerman 94
- 101-year-old bat mitzvah / Sydell Laskowitz 96
- Mother of HIV-positive son / Patricia Lunior 98
- Nobel Prize winner / Dr. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow 102
- Orthodox feminist writer / Blu Greenberg 104
- Jewish renewal leader / Phyllis Ocean Berman 106
- Children's TV star / Shari Lewis 110
- Girl Scout troop leader 112
- Saleswoman, breast-feeding activist / Pamela Monheimer 114
- Judge, Cuban immigrant / Aida Wasserstein 116
- Ladino singers / Flory Jagoda, Lori Jagoda Lowell 118
- Jewish educator, rebbetzin / Ruth Bernards 122
- Conflict resolution consultant / Reena Bernards 124
- Expert on Jewish women's prayers / Jennifer Breger 126
- Bal teshuvah / Lisa Beltz 130
- Psychotherapist, musician / Nancy Helman-Shneiderman 134
- Cookbook author and TV host / Joan Nathan 136
- Mother of triplets / Roni Toporovsky 138
- Volunteer / Lee Wolf 140
- Jewish community worker / Rhoda Shea Wolfson 142.
- ISBN:
- 0811827895
- OCLC:
- 42290479
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