Why Women’s History Matters: A Journey through the Jewish Women’s Archive

As pioneering historian Gerda Lerner declared, women’s history is not merely additive but transformative. Jewish women’s stories, too, have the power to transform the mainstream narrative of the Jewish people and of women’s history. The Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA), a groundbreaking digital project now celebrating its 25th anniversary, documents and amplifies the voices and contributions of Jewish women. In this presentation, Dr. Judith Rosenbaum, CEO of the Jewish Women’s Archive, will conduct a journey through the archive, highlighting stories of Jewish women as innovators, community builders, and change makers, around the world and throughout history.

Dr. Judith Rosenbaum

Judith Rosenbaum is CEO of the Jewish Women’s Archive, a pioneering national organization that documents Jewish women’s stories, elevates their voices, and inspires them to be agents of change. An educator, historian, and writer, Judith earned a BA in History from Yale University and a PhD in American Studies from Brown University, with a focus on women, gender, and social movements. Judith teaches and lectures widely on Jewish studies and women’s studies and regularly publishes in both academic and popular journals, as well as in anthologies including Gender and Jewish History, Women of Katrina, and The New Jewish Canon. She was recently awarded a Shusterman Fellowship for Jewish leaders.

Monday, 25 October, 8 pm Israel / 6 pm UK / 1 pm EST

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Why Women’s History Matters: A Journey through the Jewish Women’s Archive

As pioneering historian Gerda Lerner declared, women’s history is not merely additive but transformative. Jewish women’s stories, too, have the power to transform the mainstream narrative of the Jewish people and of women’s history. The Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA), a groundbreaking digital project now celebrating its 25th anniversary, documents and amplifies the voices and contributions of Jewish women. In this presentation, Dr. Judith Rosenbaum, CEO of the Jewish Women’s Archive, will conduct a journey through the archive, highlighting stories of Jewish women as innovators, community builders, and change makers, around the world and throughout history.

Dr. Judith Rosenbaum

Judith Rosenbaum is CEO of the Jewish Women’s Archive, a pioneering national organization that documents Jewish women’s stories, elevates their voices, and inspires them to be agents of change. An educator, historian, and writer, Judith earned a BA in History from Yale University and a PhD in American Studies from Brown University, with a focus on women, gender, and social movements. Judith teaches and lectures widely on Jewish studies and women’s studies and regularly publishes in both academic and popular journals, as well as in anthologies including Gender and Jewish History, Women of Katrina, and The New Jewish Canon. She was recently awarded a Shusterman Fellowship for Jewish leaders.

Monday, 25 October, 8 pm Israel / 6 pm UK / 1 pm EST

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