HBI in the News

"On the Dilemna of a Shofar" The Jewish Advocate, October 2, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute explores the blowing of the shofar through a feminist lens.
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"A Call for Jewish Renaissance?" On Point with Tom Ashbrook, September 26, 2008
Tom Ashbrook interviewed Sylvia Barack Fishman, co-director of the HBI, and Edgar Bronfman, prominent Jewish philanthropist and leader, about new ways of identity building in the Jewish community in North America, on the radio program "On Point with Tom Ashbrook" The show aired on NPR.
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"Celebrating Half a Rosh Hashanah" The Jewish Advocate, September 25, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute suggests that if a full day of reflection seems too much this coming Rosh Hoshanah, why not try half a day?
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"Selecting God as a running mate" The Jewish Advocate, September 18, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute looks at the entanglement of politics and religion.
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"The Land of Milk, Honey and More" The Jewish Advocate, September 11, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute tells of the delights that Israeli food has to offer.
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"Jews - A Valuable Israeli Export" The Jewish Advocate, September 4, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute takes a visit to a Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.
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"Does Judaism have a 'boy crisis'?" Beyond the Pale, August 31, 2008
Co-founder of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, Sylvia Barack Fishman was interviewed about her recent monograph, "Matrilineal Ascent/Patrilineal Descent" on the radio program, "Beyond the Pale." The show aired on WBAI in New York (99.5 FM).
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"Seeing is Believing in Holland" The Jewish Advocate, August 28, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute vists the house in Holand where her father hid during WWII.
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"Dutch Repositories of Memories" The Jewish Advocate, August 22, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute examines the Holocaust memorials of Holland.
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"Memorials or Unnoticed Plaques" The Jewish Advocate, August 15, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute visits the Liberal Jewish Comunity congregation in Utrecht, Holland and finds that after near devestation in WWII, Jewish life in Utrecht is firmly rebuilding itself.
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"Noa of Sinai to Noa of Amsterdam" The Jewish Advocate, August 7, 2008
Studying for the summer months in Utrecht, Holland, Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute attends the bat mizvah of a modern-day Noa.
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"A History of a Europe without Jews" The Jewish Advocate, July 31, 2008
Studying for the summer months in Utrecht, Holland, Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute struggles with the omission of the Jews in her studies of European history.
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New Hadassah-Brandeis Institute calendar celebrates "cutting edge" craft. Brandeis University website, July 24, 2008
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"Summer School Brings Surprises" The Jewish Advocate, July 24, 2008
Studying for the summer months in Utrecht, Holland, Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute describes how U.S. history is perceived in a Dutch history class.
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"Victim Impact Statements Needed" The Jewish Advocate, July 17, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute looks at the impact of victim impact statements in the news.
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"The Summer Vacation from Hell" The Jewish Advocate, July 10, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute reviews the film, "My Father, My Lord."
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"Uncovering the fate of Crete's Jews" The Jewish Advocate, July 3, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute tracks down Jewish history in Crete.
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"On the Jesuits and the Jews" The Jewish Advocate, June 26, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute explores the history of the Jesuits.
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"Where Have all the Men Gone?" The Boston Globe, June 22, 2008
As the role of women increases in Judaism, questions swirl about a gender imbalance.
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"Are Jewish Men Losing Their Faith?" The Brandeis University Website, June 16, 2008
New Brandeis study co-authored by HBI co-founder Sylvia Barack Fishman, finds that Jewish males are significantly less involved with Judaism than their female counterparts.
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"Reexamining the Land of my Birth" The Jewish Advocate, June 12, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute in preperation for her trip to Utrecht this summer, read the book "Murder in Amsterdam: Liberal Europe, Islam and the Limits of Tolerance."
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"I Hear Israeli Society Singing" The Jewish Advocate, June 5, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute tells how public singing is an integral part of daily life in Israel today.
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"Academic Excellence" Hadassah Magazine, June/July 2008, Vol. 89, No. 10
National Hadassah President, Nancy Falchuk, dedicates her column to the 10th anniversary of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.
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"On Bowling Together in Israel" The Jewish Advocate, May 29, 2008
After a recent trip to Israel with the board of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute notes the flourishing of formal non-profits, called amutot, and other informal social groups in Israel.
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"Creating Change: Hadassah-Brandeis Institute Celebrates Activism Through the Arts on a Grand Scale" Brandeis University website, May 19, 2008
The “Creating Art, Promoting Change” exhibit is inspired by the HBI calendar of the same name.  Utilizing six-double sided panels that are each seven feet tall, the show highlights the work of 13 Jewish women from around the world, including groundbreaking artists such as Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro.
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"Upping the Ante in this Election" The Jewish Advocate, May 22, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute finds herself confused about which Democratic candidate would be best for Israel.
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"Is Being Jewish Relevant Today?" The Jewish Advocate, May 15, 2008
After a recent trip to the MOMA in New York City, Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute wonders why one aspect of an artist's identity should trump their being Jewish?
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"Study Finds 'Man Crisis' in Liberal Jewish Circles" Arutz Sheva, IsraelNationalNews.com, May 13, 2008
Sylvia Barack Fishman co-founder of The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, has authored a new study carried out at Brandeis University that has found that Jewish men are appearing to be losing their interest in their Jewishnesss.
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"A Conversation About Intermarriage" The Jewish Advocate, May 8, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute deliberates the topic of intermarriage.
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"Reflections on Passover 2008" The Jewish Advocate, May 1, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute is still learning about the celebration of Passover.
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"Muslim Views of Israel at 60" The Jewish Advocate, April 24, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute notes that attention must be paid to Muslim perceptions of Israel.
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"15 Seconds of Shame in Sderot" The Jewish Advocate, April 17, 2008
After learning that the people of Sderot have only 15 seconds to seek shelter after hearing the siren that detects incoming rockets, Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute conducts her own personal 15 second evaluation.
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"Brandeis Welcomes Nobel Peace Prize Laureates" The Daily News Tribune, April 15, 2008
The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute welcomed two Nobel Peace Prize winners, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist and University of Houston Prof. Jody Williams to the Brandeis campus this week. This event was part of the HBI's project on Gender, Culture, Religion and the Law.
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"New study ponders key question: How to promote active converts?" JTA, April 12, 2008
A new report, compiled by Brandeis University professor and HBI co-director, Sylvia Barack Fishman, has widespread implications for a community grappling with the reality of mixed marriages.
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"Students Ready to Change the World" The Jewish Advocate, April 10, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute is inspired by student's enthusiasm for social change.
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"But Will the Chicken Soup Taste as Good? Gentile Mothers Raise Jewish Kids" The Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2008
Sylvia Barack Fishman, co-founder of the The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute is featured in an article documenting this phenomenon.
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"The Bittersweet Exodus From Egypt" The Jewish Advocate, April 3, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute has a new Pesach tale to tell.
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"The Missing Piece" World Jewish Digest, March 31, 2008
Sylvia Barack Fishman, co-founder of the The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute is issuing a forthcoming monograph written in colaboration with Daniel Parmer, "Matrilineal Ascent/Patrilineal Descent: The Gender Imbalance in American Jewish Life."
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"Israeli Democarcy and Evacuation" The Jewish Advocate, March 27, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute reflects upon the evacuation of Gush Katif after watching the film "Storm of Emotions."
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"Ebadi: Defender of Human Rights" The Jewish Advocate, March 20, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute announces Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi's visit to the Brandeis campus on April 14th.
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"Jewish Women in WWII" The Justice, March 18, 2008
Lenore Weitzman, an author and Hadassah-Brandeis Institute Scholar-in-Residence, discussed the work of the kashariyot, women who helped Jews in ghettos during the Holocaust, and the role that their gender has played in their disappearance from history. For the past 12 years, Weitzman has been researching the relationship between gender and the Holocaust. She found that the acts of the kashariyot, which means "couriers" in Hebrew, have been virtually ignored by post-war historians despite the fact that they were significant contributors to the Jewish resistance in the era when Eastern Europe was occupied by Nazis.
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"Two Queens' Unending Stories" The Jewish Advocate, March 13, 2008
As Purim approaches, Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute compares the two stories of Queen Esther and Queen Sheherazade.
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"Parenting in Movies and Real Life" The Jewish Advocate, March 6, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute comments on the parenting and social interactions displayed within the Oscar-nominated film, "Juno".
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"Preserving a Distant Synagogue" The Jewish Advocate, February 28, 2008
Fresh from her trip to India, Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute describes a visit to the Keneseth Eliyahoo synagogue in Mumbai.
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"JDate in the News" JMag, February, 2008
614: The HBI eZine's most recent issue, "How is JDate Shaking Up Judaism?" is featured on JMag, a magazine of JDate.
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"Honoring the Life of Miles Lerman" The Jewish Advocate, February 21, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute remarks on the life of one of the founders of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Miles Lerman.
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"Theodor Hertzl and the Electric Car" The Jewish Advocate, February 14, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, sees electric cars in Israel's future.
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"Ruth Cobb versus Andy Warhol" The Jewish Advocate, February 7, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, remembers Jewish artist Ruth Cobb.
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"The French are Coming - to Israel" The Jewish Advocate, January 31, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, remarks on the growing French presence in Israel.
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"A Lesson in Proper Pronunciation" The Jewish Advocate, January 24, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, discusses the differences and similarities between English and Hebrew language and pronunciation.
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"Martin Luther King Jr. and Jews" The Jerusalem Connection, January 22, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz's original article reprinted from The Jewish Advocate, February 15, 2007.
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"Interactive Community Local HBI Group Joins Conversation About Jewish Women's Issues" The Washington Jewish Week, January 22, 2008
Part reading club, part author series; the HBI Conversations, sponsored by the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, launches its Bethesda group.
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"Wall is Keeping Graffiti Artists Safe" The Jewish Advocate, January 17, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, finds there are many sides to the Israeli seperation fence.
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"Christmas Without Christians?" The Jewish Advocate, January 10, 2008
After spending Christmas Day in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, learns first-hand about the dissapearing Palistinian Christian culture.
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"Discovering What's in our Name" The Jewish Advocate, January 3, 2008
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute compares the differences of being labeled a "Jew" vs. "being Jewish."
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"Feminine Mystique" The Jerusalem Post, January 2, 2008
Sylvia Barack Fishman, co-founder of the The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute discusses how Judaism is experiencing a degree of 'feminization.'
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"Calling out for Jewish Leaders" The Jewish Advocate, December 27, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute offers her insight into the JPPPI's recent report on the state of world Jewry.
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"The Right to be a Jewish Refugee" The Jewish Advocate, December 20, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute says that not only Palenstinians have the right to be refugees; Jews do as well.
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"A New Section for our Newspapers" The Jewish Advocate, December 13, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute has an idea for a new newspaper section.
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"Humor and Realism at the GA" The Jewish Advocate, December 6, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute reports on the General Assembly's annual meeting in Nashville, TN.
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"Freedom or Excellence in Academe" The Jewish Advocate, November 29, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute discusses professor Abu El-Haj's tenure at Barnard.
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"It's Déjà Vu Every Twenty Years" The Jewish Advocate, November 21, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute makes an interesting observation concerning the frequency of Mideast peace talks.
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"Conversing Without An Agenda" The Jewish Advocate, November 15, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute thinks that sometimes the best way to have a conversation, is to do so without a formal agenda.
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"How Not to Have a Conversation" The Jewish Advocate, November 8, 2007
The Old South Church in Boston hosted the recent Sabeel conference. Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute finds that such a conference is not conversation but rather Israel bashing.
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"Undoing an Education of Hatred" The Jewish Advocate, November 1, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute takes a look at the life of Hirsi Ali.
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"Jewish and Indian Partnerships" The Jewish Advocate, October 18, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute discusses the connection between Indian and Jewish culture.
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"The Four Sons of Rosh Hashanah" The Jewish Advocate, October 11, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute revisits the Bible's teachings of four sons: Isaac, Ishmael, Samuel, and Ephraim.
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"U.S. Jews Worry More than Israelis" The Jewish Advocate, October 4, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute sees that U.S. Jews and Israeli Jews answer the same questions quite differently.
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"You Do Not Have to be Jewish" The Jewish Advocate, September 27, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute explores incidences where non-Jews practice Jewish rituals.
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"Go to Shul, Reconnect to Israel" The Jewish Advocate, September 20, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute stresses the importance of connecting texts from the Bible to the land of Israel.
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"An Apology after Twenty-Five Years" The Jewish Advocate, September 12, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute received an apology from a former student seeking to make amends for an error in judgement some twenty-five years ago.
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"Being Open About Jewish Diseases" The Jewish Advocate, September 6, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute explores the lack of attention that diseases such as Crohn's receive.
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"Pursuing Justice Through Artwork" The Jewish Advocate, August 30, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute remarks that large numbers of Jewish women are now making art in the spirit of social justice.
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"A New Sermon on the Mount" The Jewish Advocate, August 23, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute relays her experience of recently attending an Aspen Summer Institute.
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"Marjorie Morningstar's Children" The Jewish Advocate, August 16, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute describes a modern day version of the Catskills summer Jewish bungalow colony.
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"Public Invited to Help Create Community Art Mosaic on Aug. 23 at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute" Brandeis University Alumni Association
Celebrating the launch of our new planner "Creating Art Promoting Change" the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute invites you to a day of programming with featured artist, Tamar Hirschl.
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"Jewish Life in Popular Culture" The Jewish Advocate, August 9, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute comments on how being Jewish is interpreted into popular culture.
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"Spending the Summer Indoors" The Jewish Advocate, August 2, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute remarks at the dedication of this summer's Lily Safra interns.
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"Truth, Lies and Tenure at Barnard" The Jewish Advocate, July 26, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute questions the tenure of assistant anthropology professor Nadia Abu El-Haj by Barnard College.
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"As New Leader of Hadassah, She Aims High", The Boston Globe, July 19, 2007
Newton resident Nancy Falchuk has been named the new president of Hadassah. Read the article which includes an interview with The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute's co-founder, Shulamit Reinharz.
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"Parenting in the US and Israel" The Jewish Advocate, July 19, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute conducts her own focus group and discovers some differences and simliarites between the parenting techniques of these two cultures.
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"Contradicting Answers in Morocco" The Jewish Advocate, July 5, 2007
After a two week excursion to Morocco, Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute is left with some questions about life for Jews in Morocco today.
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"Watching New Teachers at Work" The Jewish Advocate, June 28, 2007
DeLeT (Day School Leadership through Teaching) trains new day school teachers. Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute remarks on how watching new teachers resolve classroom problems while maintaining high academic standards is both impressive and inspirational.
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"Anti-Israeli Message Doesn't 'Ad' Up" The Jewish Advocate, June 21, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute sounds off on a recent ad-campaign by Paul Findley published in The New York Times.
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"Let's All Become Israeli Academics" The Jewish Advocate, June 14, 2007
Britian's University and College Union is trying to mount a boycott against Israeli academics. Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute makes a call for U.S. academics to make a stand against the British professors' union.
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"A Legendary Artist on Display" The Jewish Advocate, June 7, 2007
The Jewish Museum in New York City is currently showing a retrospective on the Sculpture of Louise Nevelson. Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute visits the exhibit and shares her interpretations and experience.
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"If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem" The Jewish Advocate, May 31, 2007
Is Jerusalem becoming for Israeli Jews what New York City is to Americans - "a great place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there." Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute weighs in on the subject.
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"How to Prevent Fatal Accidents" The Jewish Advocate, May 24, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute has a religiously observant friend who donated a kidney two and a half years ago. How does organ donation fit into an observant Jewish life?
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"Make Sure You Watch the Parade" The Jewish Advocate, May 17, 2007
The Broadway musical "Parade" is currently playing in the Boston theatre district. Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute discusses the show and its relation to Judaism, society and the American justice system.
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"The Big Dig and the Big Leaf" The Jewish Advocate, May 10, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute comments on a recent article in The Boston Globe announcing the city's new $15 million dollar project.
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"Kol HaKavod to Kavod House" The Jewish Advocate, May 3, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute tells of Margie Klien, a 27 year old who is creating social change in the young Jewish community in Boston.
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"Promoting Diversity in Leadership" The Jewish Advocate, April 26, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute's article written after attending the "Conference for Change: Inclusiveness and Leadership in the Jewish Community."
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"Talking Prenups and Ketubahs" The Jewish Advocate, April 19, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute comments on different marriage agreements in use today.
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"Pesach Seder Not Always Orderly" The Jewish Advocate, April 12, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute describes her most recent seder experience.
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"Film Fesitval Hits Boston" The Jewish Advocate, April 5, 2007
The National Center for Jewish Film celebrates their 2007 film festival with the HBI sponsored film, "Three Mothers."
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"An Urban Kibbutz in Jerusalem" The Jewish Advocate, April 5, 2007
Recently returning from a recent 10-day trip to Israel with the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute board, Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute details the transformation of one urban kibbutz from a crime-ridden zone, to a socially engaged, prosperous community.
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"Social Pioneers Past and Present" The Jewish Advocate, March 29, 2007
Recently returning from a recent 10-day trip to Israel with the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute board, Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, writes how Israelis are taking on the challenge of being social pioneers.
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"Author Rejuvenates Yiddish Culture" The Jewish Advocate, March 22, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, talks about the contributions of National Jewish Book Award winning writer, Dara Horn.
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"Queen Esther Does the Salsa" The Jewish Advocate, March 15, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, describes a recent Purim celebration in South Florida.
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"Author Gets No Help From Liberals" The Jewish Advocate, March 8, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, tells of her impressions of Somali author Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
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"Shrinking Practice of Sitting Shiva" The Jewish Advocate, March 1, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, having unfotunately attended many funerals as of late, remarks on the changes in tradition regarding this once poplular Jewish practice.
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"Her Star Still Shines Bright" The Jewish Advocate, February 22, 2007
Co-sponsored by the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, and the Women's Studies Research Center, Hannah Frank: A Jewish Artist of Glasgow is on display through April 6, 2007.
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"Valentine's Day Spoiled by Hate" The Jewish Advocate, February 22, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, describes her experience of a less-than-love filled Valentine's Day.
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"Martin Luther King Jr. and Jews" The Jewish Advocate, February 15, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, tells of Martin Luther King Jr.'s commitment to the Jewish people.
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"New Face of Jewish Philantropy" The Jewish Advocate, February 8, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, comments on how the responsibility of generosity is demonstrated in Jewish life.
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"Jewish and Christian Forgiveness" The Jewish Advocate, February 2, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, examines two very different takes on the same religious tenet.
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"Wanted: Politically Active Rabbis" The Jewish Advocate, January 25, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, urges more rabbis to become politically active.
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"The Freedom to Marry in Israel" The Jewish Advocate, January 18, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, explores the complications of non-traditional marriage in Israel.
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"Brandeis launches Web magazine for women" Jta.org, January 17, 2007
A research arm of Brandeis University on Wednesday launched a new Internet magazine for Jewish women.The magazine, called 614, will be published bi-monthly in an effort to spark conversation among “a new audience of often disillusioned Jewish women in their 20s, 30s and 40s,” according to a press release from the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.Among the topics covered are the ethics of women selling their eggs and the significance of Jewish names.The magazine’s title, a play on the 613 mitzvot in the Torah, is meant to suggest that Judaism always leaves room for innovation.

"Gerald Ford's Good Deeds for Jews" The Jewish Advocate, January 11, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, recounts the great achievements of the late 38th President.
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"2006: The Year in Jewish News" The Jewish Advocate, January 4, 2007
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, gives a chronological summary of important events that pertained to Jews in 2006.
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"Two Themes for Jimmy Carter" The Jewish Advocate, December 28, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, examines former President Jimmy Carter's motives for his new book about the Palestinian/Israeli confilct.
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"Fighting Jewish Anti-Semitism" The Jewish Advocate, December 21, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, stresses the importance of diligently fighting anti-Semitism.
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HBI Founding Director Shula Reinharz interviewed on NPR's radio show "Only a Game" Saturday, December 16, 2006
Professor Reinharz promoted the HBI's 2006/07 Jewish + Female = Athlete Calendar as part of their 14th Annual Holiday Gift Guide. Listen to the story here.

"A Reply to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad" The Jewish Advocate, December 14, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, responds to the Iranian President's open letter to the American people.
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"Terror and Power-Play in Sderot" The Jewish Advocate, December 7, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, relates the recent terror that has plagued the city of Sderot.
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"A Man Transcending Convention" The Jewish Advocate, December 1, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, recalls her recent chance meeting with world-class scholar, James Carroll.
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"Borat Holds Up a Mirror To Us All" The Jewish Advocate, November 22, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, reviews the film, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Naton of Kazakhstan, and finds that beneath the slapstick humor, it paints a not-so-pretty picture of Americans."
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"Attitude Change on The "Nose Job" The Jewish Advocate, November 16, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, examines the attitude shift regarding this once popular trend.
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"Commemoration of Kristallnacht" The Jewish Advocate, November 9, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, remembers this bitter anniversary.
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"Bezalel School Turns 100 Years Old" The Jewish Advocate, November 2, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, wishes happy birthday to this groundbreaking art school.
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"Jewish Girls and Hebrew Names" The Jewish Advocate, October 26, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, discusses the significance of giving American Jewish girls Herbrew names.
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"The Tale of Etrog and the Pumpkin" The Jewish Advocate, October 19, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, considers the relationship between "the two fruits of the Jewish Autumn in America."
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"Forced Conversion Causes Violence" The Jewish Advocate, October 12, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, explains how forced conversions can spread violence.
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"Explosion and Erosions in Israel" The Jewish Advocate, October 5, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, names 14 examples of gradual erosion of rights that are currently occurring.
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"Anti-Israel politics at the U.N." The Jewish Advocate, September 29, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, speaks about her concerns about Hungarian CEDAW Committee member, Krisztina Morvai.
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"JGirls A Handbook for the Jewish Teen" The Daily News Tribune, September 26, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz and co-author Penina Adelman spoke last night at Brandeis University’s Women’s Studies Research Center about "The JGirl’s Guide," which was published in 2005 and is described as a self-help book for Jewish girls.
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"Remembering Two Great Women" The Jewish Advocate, September 21, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, honors the memories of two great women: Ann Richards, the former governor of Texas, and Tikva Frymer-Kensky, the extraordinary scholar.
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"Institute is Music to Her Ears" The Jewish Advocate, September 14, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, speaks of the European Jewish revival she witnessed after a recent trip to Budapest.
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"New Ideas are Coming out of Israel" The Jewish Advocate, September 7, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, comments on Uri Lupolianski's (the ultra-orthodox mayor of Jerusalem) recent rulings.
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"An Amazing Manifesto for Freedom" The Jewish Advocate, August 31, 2006
Shulamit Reinharz, Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and founder of the Women’s Studies Research Center and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, explores the significance of The 21st Century Manifesto for Freedom.
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"Mourning mothers" The Jewish Advocate, August 25, 2006
Rotem Sehayek, summer intern at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, conducted research on political groups formed by women based on their motherhood.

"Israeli woman monitors conflict from Brandeis" Daily News Tribune, August 2, 2006
Rotem Seyahek, Lily Safra Intern at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, tries to balance studies with harsh realities of war.
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"Rosner's Guest: Sylvia Barack Fishman on Inter-marriage and Conversion," Haaretz.com, May 2006
Sylvia Fishman, co-director of the HBI and author of the new text Choosing Jewish: Conversations about Conversion, talks about the processes behind and trends related to conversion into Judaism.
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"Jewish Women's Calendar Celebrates Sports Stars," Women's eNews, Oct. 4, 2005
Jewish female sports stars can call 5766 a year of their own as a research institute calendar celebrates women who do far more than the stereotypes convey.
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"History of Jewish female athletes celebrated in brand-new calendar," Jewish Ledger, Sept. 29, 2005
What does a hockey goalie, a pole-vaulter, two fencers, a marathoner and a kayaker have to do with the coming Jewish New Year?
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"Female Athlete Give New Year Some Muscle," The Forward, Sept. 23, 2005
These are calendar girls you don't want to mess with. In previous years, the Hadassah-Brandeis University research center devoted to the study of gender, has illustrated its annual Hebrew calendar with photos of female Jewish leaders, rabbis and, most recently, scientists. This year, the center has chosen to move in a more muscular direction.
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