Jewish Women in Historical Perspective by Judith R. Baskin Yiddish Language as told by the clear-eyed

as told by the clear-eyed youth to which that world had been promised

half-Jewish

Compelling essays by Jonathan Rosen and Jeffrey Shandler provide excellent context for understanding the shtetl of Szczuczyn

” —Richard Eder

downtrodden

Jewish Women in Historical Perspective by Judith R. Baskin Yiddish Language as told by the clear-eyedThe last decades have seen a growing debate over the status of women in contemporary Judaism. As the conditions of secular Western life have allowed women greater choice in their educational and vocational opportunities and society has begun to endorse female equality with men, dissatisfaction with traditional Jewish limitations on women's participation in communal, religious, and scholarly activities has increased. Whilst there have been numerous