Written Out of History Our Jewish Foremothers
by Emily Taitz and Sondra Henry
Bloch Pub Co; 2 Sub edition: 1990
ISBN: 0930395107
Description of Book:
This collection restores Jewish women to their rightful place in history. By sifting through historical reports, letters, memoirs, court papers, and other documents, the authors rediscover and rescue from obscurity the records of Jewish women from the Bible and Talmud, ancient Greece and Egypt, through medieval and Renaissance times, and into the modern period. The authors remind us of a heritage of Jewish women as property owners, traders, teachers, scribes, printers, poets, queens, commoners--proving Jewish women's presence as a vital force in the march of the Jewish people. This book is perfect for personal reading by adults, young adults, and reading groups, as well as a library reference. The book includes a bibliography, footnotes, and an index. Originally published in 1978 by Bloch Publishing, this 1990 edition includes timely revisions and additions by the authors.
About the Authors
Emily Taitz, a graduate of Queens Collecge, has a PhD in Medieval History from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and taught women's history and European history at Adelphi University. Sondra Henry is a graduate of Bennington College and Columbia University Law School. Taitz and Henry have appeared at conferences and offered numerous seminars and courses at Jewish community centers and synagogues, including Hebrew Union College/NYU Joint Adult Education Program; the C.W. Post/Hutton House Lecture Series, and Hofstra University Continuing Education Dept. Taitz and Henry have also authored numerous books, including
Remarkable Jewish Women: Rebels, Rabbis, and Other Women from Biblical Times to the Present.
