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Jewish women artists, scholars, writers, and communal professionals across the world are supported and transformed through the work of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.
Upcoming Events
Jewish Women and Work: A Panel Discussion
Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm Location: Liberman-Miller Lecture Hall, Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University (click here for map)
Join the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, in partnership with the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, for an evening of discussion with sociologists Len Saxe and Harriet Hartman, and Lisa Lehmann, medical doctor, professor, Jewish community activist, and mother. Highlighting the landmark research in "Gender and American Jews: Patterns in Work, Education & Family in Contemporary Life" this panel discussion will address how Jewish women juggle work, family, and Jewishness. Sylvia Barack Fishman, chair of the Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Department at Brandeis University, and HBI co-director, will moderate. A book signing and dessert reception will follow.
Admission is free; RSVP to hbi@brandeis.edu or call (781) 736-2064.
For more information regarding the program details and book, click here.
Past Events
Jewish Women, Disabilities, and Activism: The Legacy of Gaby Brimmer
"Gaby Brimmer: An Autobiography in Three Voices" is the story of Gaby, a Jewish Mexican woman with physical disabilities who was also a disability activist. This panel discussion was introduced by Marty Krauss, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and John Stein Professor of Disability Research at Brandeis University. The program included a discussion on the history of disability activism, Gaby's role in the movement, and what the Jewish community is doing today in terms of disability programming. Speakers included Mary Mason, author of "Working Against Odds: Stories of Disables Women's Work Lives," Trudy Balch, who translated "Gaby Brimmer" from Spanish into English, and Nancy Belsky and her daughter Julie Belsky, Jewish community disability activists.
New Publication in the HBI Series on Jewish Women
In Gender and American Jews, Harriet Hartman and Moshe Hartman interpret the results of the two most recent National Jewish Population Surveys. Building on their critical work in Gender Equality and American Jews (1996), and drawing on relevant sociological work on gender, religion, and secular achievement, this new book brings their analysis of gendered patterns in contemporary Jewish life right to the present moment.
Check out the current issue of 614 the HBI E-Zine!
Our Jewish Poetry Slam Each November, we at 614 celebrate Jewish writers shaking things up. We've covered young Jewish authors on the rise, fiction outside of the box, and, this year, we're tackling cutting-edge Jewish poetry. What do we mean by cutting edge? We talk to a cool young poet who has appeared on MTV and HBO; a 20-year-old poet who has already had more than 80 poems published; and the proud winner of the Worst Jewish Poetry Contest. Throw in two highly acclaimed Jewish women poets and there's something for anyone who appreciates verse.
Read on.
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