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Emma Lazarus Rediscovered (expanded 2nd edition) by Eve Merriam, 3/99
Emma Lazarus (1849-1887) may be best known as the poet whose `New Colossus' is inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty: "Give me your tired, your poor..." But Lazarus is insufficiently known as a brilliant and impassioned thinker who shared ideas on society and literature with leading figures of her day, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, William James, Henry George, Robert Browning, and Jewish leaders in New York City.
Her interests and influences--and her concern about social issues and anti-Semitism here and abroad during her short lifetime--are expressed in comments and insights about her writings, noted by Morris U. Schappes, editor of Jewish Currents Magazine, in this new edition's Introduction and Afterword. A new bibliography rounds out this expanded paperback reprint created in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Emma Lazarus' birth. A hardbound edition is also available. The original edition published in 1956 by Citadel has long been out of print.
"Merriam's biography was the first judicious, sensitive account of this late 19th century Jewish American poet...it deserves republication for the generations who need to understand Lazarus' complex place in Jewish American culture" --Daniel A. Harris, Professor of English, Center for the Study of Jewish Life, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Miriam's Well: Rituals for Jewish Women Around the Year (10th Anniversary Edition) by Penina V. Adelman, 12/96
Since 1986, the indispensable popular guide to Jewish women's Rosh Hodesh rituals (ancient Jewish holiday marking the new moon) which helped launch a movement. This enlarged edition has an updated bibliography and new preface on trends in Jewish women's spirituality, with rituals added for Bat Mitzvah, adoption, child weaning, alternative weddings, pregnancy loss, and ecological holidays.
Penina V. Adelman is a well-known author who leads ritual workshops for both men and women on college campuses, community groups and seminars.
"...a daring book...attractive particularly to women alienated from traditional Jewish communities." --Tikkun Magazine
"...a link between contemporary Jewish women's spirituality and that of past generations of Jewish women within a context that is...identifiable as Jewish." --Ellen Umansky, Feminist Studies
"This beautiful book breathes with honesty, life and inspiration." --Jewish Women's Resource Center, NCJW, New York
The Rosh Hodesh Table: Foods at the New Moon by Judith Y. Solomon, 2/96
A unique book of Jewish food lore that combines Jewish history, women's spirituality, and Jewish foods for women's Rosh Hodesh observance. (This practice has grown rapidly among Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and secular women.)
Contains 13 month Jewish calendar themes with religious sources of food legacy, in an attractive format, with historical information and some recipes. There are 15 pages of notes and bibliography for further reading and learning.
Judith Y. Solomon is an educated traditional author; a graduate of Yeshiva day schools and Midrashet Moriah in Israel, as well as Stern College for Women of Yeshiva University, NY.
Burning Lights by Bella Chagall, 8/96
The Jewish Woman: An Annotated Selected Bibliography, 1986-1993 (with 1994-95 Recent Titles List) comp. by Ann S. Masnik, MLS, 3/96
Drawing on the Bible: Biblical Women in Art by Beth K. Haber, 1/96
Written Out of History: Jewish Foremothers (2nd Edition) by Sondra Henry and Emily Taitz, 1996
The Voice of Sarah: Feminine Spirituality and Traditional Judaism by Tamar Frankiel, 2/95
From the Wise Women of Israel: Folklore and Memoirs comp. by Doris B. Gold and Lisa Stein, 2/94
Gender and Jewish Studies: A Curriculum Guide, Judith R. Baskin and Shelly Tenenbaum, Eds., 3/94
The Jewish Women's Awareness Guide: Connections for the Second Wave of Jewish Feminism by The New Woman Collective, 5/92
Ernestine L. Rose: Women's Right Pioneer by Yuri Suhl, 5/90
Before Golda: Manya Shochat by Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi, 2/89
The Jewish Woman: 1900-85 Bibliography (2nd Edition, includes 1986 citations) compiled by Aviva Cantor, 5/87
Honey in the Lion: Collected Poems by Doris B. Gold, 1979