On Being a Jewish Feminist [Paperback]

Susannah Heschel (Author)

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• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Schocken (March 14, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805210369
• ISBN-13: 978-0805210361
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #381,121 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Identifying the Challenges, providing with Answers., December 10, 2000

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This review is from: On Being a Jewish Feminist (Paperback)

On Being a Jewish Feminist is an essential work for those readers in demand of an overall view of the challenges encountered by Jewish Feminism and the answers provided to those by it.

In an understandable way for those who are non-Jewish, the reader is supplied with the targets of Jewish Feminism: the roles, images,assumptions to be questioned or re-created;the forgotten aspects of Jewish women's history to be remembered and studied; the myths to be redefined. What is more, On Being a Jewish Feminist is not only a mere statement of objectives or a dispute of presupositions: suggestions for change are furnished. At the same time, the dilemma of being Jewish and a Feminist, of heretically developing an identity, is expounded and explored.

An imperative work for inquiring minds who long for answers.