Dr. Fishbayn did her initial legal training in Canada and clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada. She received her doctorate in law from Harvard Law School. She was lecturer in laws at University College London, where she developed courses in feminist legal theory, comparative family law and the philosophy of multiculturalism. She is the author of articles on gender and culture conflicts in family law in South Africa, Britain, Canada and Israel and is currently writing a book on the role of law in fostering transformative dialogue to improve the position of women under Jewish family law. She was a member of the Gender Expert Group of advisers to the Commonwealth Secretariat in the United Kingdom.

Ms. Neil currently teaches as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University School of Law focusing on religion, law and politics.  She formerly served as associate dean at the University of Chicago Law School, regional executive director and legal counsel of the American Jewish Congress, and human rights commissioner for both the state and the county.  She currently sits on the national advisory committee of Human Rights Watch Women’s Rights Division, Womenoncall.org, the board of trustees of Spertus Institute, and the National Foundation for Jewish Culture.

Professor Reinharz has an impressive record of transforming innovative ideas into institutional realities.  While director of Brandeis’ Women’s Studies Program, she founded its graduate program, the first graduate program in Jewish Women’s Studies in the world , and the Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center.  Founding director of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute,  Professor Reinharz is the author of many books and articles,  including The JGirls Guide  and American Jewish Women and the Zionist Enterprise.

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