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Recollections of the first bat mitzvah at the only synagogue inIndonesia, a poignant bat mitzvah memory of World War II Italy, and an American batmitzvah shared with girls in a Ukrainian orphanage -- these are a few of theresonant testimonies about the transition from Jewish girl to Jewish woman collectedin Today I Am a Woman. Introduced by brief biographical notes and descriptions ofJewish communities around the world, these stories reveal how Judaism defines thisimportant rite of passage in a girl's life in widely disparate settings. Thecontributions are from bat mitzvah girls of the past…mehr

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Recollections of the first bat mitzvah at the only synagogue inIndonesia, a poignant bat mitzvah memory of World War II Italy, and an American batmitzvah shared with girls in a Ukrainian orphanage -- these are a few of theresonant testimonies about the transition from Jewish girl to Jewish woman collectedin Today I Am a Woman. Introduced by brief biographical notes and descriptions ofJewish communities around the world, these stories reveal how Judaism defines thisimportant rite of passage in a girl's life in widely disparate settings. Thecontributions are from bat mitzvah girls of the past and present, their parents, communities, and religious leaders. Including evocative family photos -- somerecent, some from decades past -- this rich compilation is an ideal gift for batmitzvah celebrants, their families, and friends.
Autorenporträt
Barbara Vinick is affiliated with the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute at Brandeis University, where she has studied gendered rituals in Jewish communities worldwide. Shulamit Reinharz is the Jacob S. Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University, where she is Director of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute. Her publications include American Jewish Women and the Zionist Enterprise, Jewish Intermarriage around the World, and The JGirls' Guide.