identities in contemporary Jewish-American women's writing
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Rubin, Lois E. > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Goldman-Price, Irene C.
- Publish Year
- 2005
- Shelfmark
- VS 54 2005
- Thesaurus
- literatuur, joodse vrouwen, jodendom, schrijvers, Verenigde Staten, 20e eeuw, bundel
- Description
- The authors explore what it is to be a woman and a Jew and how the two identities at times support each other and at times act in opposition. Essays on Nora Gold, Tova Reich, Rebecca Goldstein and Allegra Goodman discuss the 'collision' that these authors' characters experience between their feminist aspirations and Jewish tradition. Essays on Marge Piercy, Grace Paley, Joanne Greenberg, Irena Klepfisz and Starhawk describe how the characters of these authors work out their tensions with Judaism and reclaim Jewish history, spirituality and ethical teachings.