From the Kibbutz to Barbie
A Girl, Her Shoes, and a Place of Worship
"You Don't Look Jewish!"
Does Beautiful Equal Good?
Should Jewish Women Look Frumpy or Hot?

Resources
From plastic surgery to the curse of Barbie's proportions, it seems that Jewish writers have plenty to say about Jewish beauty. Below is a compilation of varied books and websites that we found particularly interesting on the subject, and we hope you'll agree.

To learn more about multiracial Jewish families, visit the Jewish
Multiracial Network.
Their mission is to build a community of Jews of color and multiracial Jewish families for mutual support, learning, and empowerment. http://www.jewishmultiracialnetwork.com/

Looking for an alternative to beauty magazines for the Jewish teen in your life?
Check out JGirl's Guide: The Young Jewish Woman's Handbook for Coming of Age. It's a first-of-its-kind book of practical, real-world advice using Judaism as a compass for the journey through adolescence. http://www.brandeis.edu/hbi/pubs/jgirls.html

If you're looking for a fun, irreverent read about beauty:
Order Body Outlaws: Rewriting the Rules of Beauty and Body Image by Ophira Edut,
ed. (Seal Press, 2003). A collection that "speaks up for the beauty of the un-blonde,the un-tall and the un-anorexic."

Interested in hearing more of what Jewish leaders have to say about plastic surgery?
Check out Making the Body Beautiful: A Cultural History of Aesthetic Surgery by Sander L. Gilman (Princeton University Press, 1999).www.pup.princeton.edu.
Gilman seeks to explain why aesthetic surgery has becomea cultural and medical fixture. The book includes sections on the Jewish connection.

You may also enjoy the following insightful articles that approach the issue from
varied perspectives:

Check out this provocative NY Times article on “dangerous”Jewish beauty.

Disclaimer:

At the time of publication, all of these links work. We apologize if they stop working in the future. Sometimes links "go dead," and there is nothing we can technically do about it.