The Quotable Jewish Woman: Wisdom, Inspiration and Humor from the Mind and Heart - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1683364171 ISBN 13: 9781683364177

Publisher: Jewish Lights, 2004

Synopsis

The words of Jewish women to inspire, enlighten and enrich your life.

is the definitive collection of ideas, reflections, humor, and wit by Jewish women. Compiler Elaine Bernstein Partnow (The Quotable Woman) brings together the voices of over 300 women―including women of the Bible, actors, poets, humorists, scientists, and literary and political figures―whose ideas, activism, service, talent, and labor have touched the world.

Quoted women include:

Bella Abzug Hannah Arendt Lauren Bacall Aviel Barclay Judy Blume Susan Brownmiller Judy Chicago Jennifer Connelly Gerty Theresa Cori Deborah Anita Diamant Phyllis Diller Delia Ephron Marcia Falk Dianne Feinstein Anne Frank Rosalind Franklin Anna Freud Betty Friedan Carol Gilligan Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rebecca Gratz Blu Greenberg Erica Jong Frida Kahlo Donna Karan Faye Kellerman Carole King Ann Landers Este Lauder Emma Lazarus Rosa Luxemburg Golda Meir Bette Midler Miriam Bess Myerson Cynthia Ozick Dorothy Parker Belva Plain Letty Cottin Pogrebin Ayn Rand Gilda Radner Adrienne Rich Joan Rivers Ethel Rosenberg Sandy Eisenberg Sasso Hannah Senesh Fanchon Shur Raven Snook Gertrude Stein Barbra Streisand Kerri Strug Henrietta Szold Barbara Tuchman Barbara Walters Dr. Ruth Westheimer Naomi Wolf Rosalyn Yalow and many more ...

From winners of Nobel Prizes and Oscars to lesser known but equally remarkable women from many countries and backgrounds, this book is an inspirational gateway to the thoughts and lives of Jewish women, both contemporary and ancient.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Connect with your Jewish sisters—from both yesterday and today.

"My mother, my aunts, my own grandmothers float back to me, young and vibrant once more, making days holy in the sanctuaries of their kitchens, feeding me, cradling me, connecting me to the intricately plaited braid of their past, and even at this moment, looking down the corridor of what’s to come, I see myself join them as they open their arms wide to enfold my children and grandchildren in their embrace."
—Faye Moskowitz, And the Bridge Is Love, 1991

The Quotable Jewish Woman offers a distinctive look at the world through the eyes of Jewish women throughout history and today. More than 300 Jewish women from many countries and backgrounds share their insights on a variety of timeless and timely topics, including:

Age & Aging
Beauty & Appearance
Celebrations & Holidays
Children
Death & Grief
Faith, Religion, the Bible & Spirituality
Feminism & Women’s Liberation
Friendship
Humor & Comedy
Jews & Judaism
Love & Desire
Mothers & Motherhood
Politics, Politicians & Leadership
Success, Dreams & Achievement
Work & Working
And much more ...

About the Author:

Elaine Bernstein Partnow is the author of several books, among them the now-classic The Quotable Woman. She is the online columnist of "Women of Wisdom" for www.Feminist.com, as well as a performing artist and playwright. You can visit Elaine online at www.TheQuotableWoman.com.

Elaine Partnow is available to speak on the following topics:

• Jewish Sheroes
• Funny Jewish Sheroes

About this edition

• Publisher: Jewish Lights
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1683364171
• ISBN 13: 9781683364177
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496
• Editor: Partnow Elaine Bernstein