Jewish Mothers Tell Their Stories : Acts of Love and Courage

by Rachel Josefowitz Siegel; Susan Steinberg-Oren; Ellen Cole

• ISBN13: 9781560239680
• ISBN10: 1560239689
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Haworth Press

Table of Contents

About the Editors	p. xi
Contributors	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Traditions
From Generation to Generation	p. 13
How I Learned to Be a Jewish Mother	p. 19
Traditions	p. 25
My Mother Is Greek	p. 37
Mandelbrot, Rugelach, and a Family Quilt	p. 45
Unbinding Love
Unbinding Love	p. 55
How a Paper Clip Changed Our Lives	p. 65
On Mourning for Soldier-Sons in Israel	p. 75
On My Son's Induction into the Israeli Armed Forces: A Feminist Mother's Prayer	p. 87
Jewish Mother and Son: The Feminist Version	p. 91
If I Can't Tear the Toilet Paper, Why Can I Flush the Toilet?	p. 101
Jewish Values
On the Other Hand	p. 109
Old Clothes and Food from Afar	p. 119
My Journey Toward Jewish Identification	p. 123
Am I a Jewish Mother?	p. 135
Conversion: The Mother of Invention	p. 141
A Wandering Mother	p. 149
Jewish Identity--Discovered And Rediscovered
Jewish Mother "from Scratch"	p. 163
How Modern-Day Austria Made Me a Modern Jewish Mother	p. 167
Learning to Speak German	p. 179
Washing Down the Chalk	p. 191
While My Sixteen-Year-Old Daughter Visits Auschwitz	p. 195
A Long, Circular Journey	p. 197
Spirituality and Religion
A Life in Code	p. 205
You Will Teach Your Children Diligently	p. 215
Beresheet, in the Beginning	p. 217
On Carving a Life	p. 221
Integrating Feminism, Judaism, and Spirituality	p. 227
Seeking Serenity As a Single Jewish Mother	p. 237
Oranges and Cinnamon	p. 243
The Real World
Dealing with the Real World: Our Children, Ourselves	p. 251
No More Family Secrets	p. 261
If I'd Known How to Be a Jewish Mother, I Would Have Been One	p. 271
Chopped Liver and Sour Grapes: Jewish but Not a Mother	p. 277
My Two Lives	p. 285
Glossary	p. 295
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