Jewish Mothers

by Wolf, Lloyd

• ISBN13: 9780811827898
• ISBN10: 0811827895
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-22
• Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc

Summary

In this celebration of Jewish women and motherhood, stunning black and white duotones are paired with intimate profiles that evoke the lives of fifty Jewish mothers. Each extraordinary woman featured in this collection shares her powerful insights into the meaning of family, Judaism, love, and community with recollections and observations of Jewish life in America. From rabbis and scholars to activists and artists, these frank and powerful women discuss their views on how to raise a Jewish child in today's world and how they have come to understand their own mothers. A beautiful and inspiring commemoration of Jewish motherhood, Jewish Mothers is the perfect gift for any mother, grandmother, or mother-to-be.

Author Biography

Lloyd Wolf is an award-winning photographer from the Washington, DC area. His photographs have appeared in magazines including Vogue, Elle, People, Utne, and Ms., and in Facing The Wall , a book about the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial. His photographs are in

Paula Wolfson a writer and social worker in Washington DC. Her writing has appeared in International Jewish Monthly and New York Jewish Week.

Anne Roiphe is the author of many including Fruitful and 1185 Park Avenue: A Memoir.

Table of Contents

Foreword	8	(1)
Introduction	9	(5)
historian, expert on Jewish women	14	(4)
Dr. Joyce Antler
exercise physiologist	18	(2)
Carol ``Bini'' Masin
mother of slain civil rights hero, psychologist	20	(4)
Dr. Carolyn Goodman
Lubavitch rebbetzin	24	(4)
Chanie Baron
single mother	28	(2)
Susan Dmitri Lipczenko
teacher and Russian immigrant	30	(2)
Julia Dubova
rebbetzin, domestic abuse counselor	32	(4)
Hannah Weinberg
civic activist	36	(2)
Elsie Frank
convert to Judaism, journalist	38	(4)
Dr. Rachel Birtha Eitches
winner of religious harassment lawsuit	42	(4)
Sue Willis
puppeteer, photographer	46	(2)
Ida Jervis
homebirth midwife	48	(2)
Alice Bailes
social worker	50	(2)
Alice Conant
blind mother, attorney	52	(2)
Rhonda Weiss
mother-daughter medical team	54	(2)
Drs. Lila
Margaret Nachtigall
Rabbi Avis Miller	56	(2)
Congresswoman	58	(2)
Nita Lowey
Holocaust survivor	60	(4)
Ethel Kleinman
shaitl designer	64	(2)
Leah Lipman
Yiddish stage star	66	(2)
Fraydele Oysher
klezmer violinist	68	(2)
Alicia Svigals
marathon runner, philanthropist	70	(2)
Judy Adler
mystery writer	72	(2)
Rochelle Majer Krich
filmmaker	74	(4)
Marcia Jarmel
mohel	78	(4)
Dr. Marjorie Cramer
director of mikveh society, zionist	82	(4)
Ava Brand
recovering alcoholic, bal teshuvah	86	(2)
Miriam Jacobs
community worker	88	(2)
Sarah Portnoy
comedian	90	(4)
Lotus Weinstock
choreographer	94	(2)
Liz Lerman
101-year-old bat mitzvah	96	(2)
Sydell Laskowitz
mother of HIV-positive son	98	(4)
Patricia Lunior
Nobel Prize winner	102	(2)
Dr. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
Orthodox feminist writer	104	(2)
Blu Greenberg
jewish renewal leader	106	(4)
Phyllis Ocean Berman
children's TV star	110	(2)
Shari Lewis
Girl Scout troop leader	112	(2)
Sherry Rosen
saleswoman, breast-feeding activist	114	(2)
Pamela Monheimer
Judge, Cuban immigrant	116	(2)
Aida Wasserstein
Ladino singers	118	(4)
Flory Jagoda
Lori Jagoda Lowell
Jewish educator, rebbetzin	122	(2)
Ruth Bernards
conflict resolution consultant	124	(2)
Reena Bernards
expert on Jewish women's prayers	126	(4)
Jennifer Breger
bal teshuvah	130	(4)
Lisa Beltz
psychotherapist, musician	134	(2)
Nancy Helman-Shneiderman
cookbook author and TV host	136	(2)
Joan Nathan
mother of triplets	138	(2)
Roni Toporovsky
volunteer	140	(2)
Lee Wolf
Jewish community worker	142	(2)
Rhoda Shea Wolfson
Glossary	144