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Jewish Women's Archive

The mission of the Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) is to uncover, chronicle, and transmit to a broad public the rich history of American Jewish women. A national non-profit organization founded in 1995, JWA is devoted to making known the stories, struggles, and achievements of Jewish women in North America. JWA has amassed the most extensive collection of material anywhere on American Jewish women. Our website is a destination for people seeking knowledge, a sense of connection and community, and a way to affirm and enhance the legacy of American Jewish women. JWA.org offers an online Encyclopedia of Jewish women, free educational materials and lesson plans, online exhibits, book and film guides, reminisces of recently deceased Jewish women, a lively blog, and numerous other resources for anyone interested in the celebrated and unheralded experiences of American Jewish women.

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L'Shana Tova Link Roundup

Tonight is the first night of Rosh Hashanah and we're gonna party like it's 5771 with this fabulous link roundup! To get the low-down on...
Posted in: Jewish Life

Eating Jewish: Pumpkin Cupcakes

The cannon of Jewish recipes is an extensive one that spreads across many places and generations. Many of the recipes contained therein have been cooked...
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Eating Jewish: Teiglach (Ashkenazic Honey Dough Balls)

Honey is an integral element on the Rosh Hashanah table and in thinking about what to write about for my posts about foods to serve...
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Sharing the stories of "Katrina's Jewish Voices"

This weekend we lead up to the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans on the morning of August 29th, 2005 killing more...
Posted in: Jewish Life

Five Years Ago: Hurricane Katrina and the Jewish Community

by Ellen Rothman In late August of 2005, when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, I was lying in a hospital bed in Boston getting...
Posted in: Jewish Life

Women's Equality Day and the legacy of Jewish women

Today is the 90th anniversary of the 19th Ammendment giving women the right to vote, and has become known as "Women's Equality Day." Jewish women...
Posted in: Community News

Snazzy, new features "On the Map!"

Have you visited Jewish Women On the Map recently? Since its launch this March, JWA's map of Jewish women's history has steadily grown to include...
Posted in: Arts & Culture

"Being welcoming" is an end unto itself

I recently read a piece called "New Study Finds That It’s Not a Lack of Welcome That’s Keeping the Intermarrieds Away" in the eJewish Philanthropy...
Posted in: Jewish Life

Justice Elena Kagan Confirmed, Jewish Women Rock the Bench!

Mazel tov to Elena Kagan, newest Supreme Court Justice!  Justice Elena Kagan joins Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the 2nd Jewish woman on the U.S....
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Summer camp's complex legacy

Last week, this article about summer camp in Tablet caught my eye. I’m sure it was intended as humour, but when the article showed up...
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Jewish Women's Archive
138 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA
Brookline, MA 02446
617-232-2258

http://www.jwa.org

Your Support

Jewish Women's Archive relies on community donations to fund its programs and services. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

Each year, we rely on the support of individuals like you so that we can serve the hundreds of thousands of students, educators, scholars, and knowledge seekers who rely on jwa.org for accurate, well researched, and engaging information about the lives and achievements of Jewish women. By making a gift to JWA, you will enable us to: ■Build an increasingly robust collection of stories about women who changed our world. ■Develop innovative new educational resources that enable teachers to introduce students to their full heritage. ■Launch new online tools promoting access to Jewish women's stories...and more.

Donations are accepted on an external website

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