Jewish Studies: Women
Guide to doing research in various fields of Jewish Studies
Note
This page is currently under construction. For specific research requests, please contact the Librarian for Jewish Studies (jewishstudies@library.columbia.edu or 212-854-8046).
This guide focuses specifically on research for women in Judaism. For general research on women, please see the Women, Gender, and Sexuality research guide.
Jewish Women
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Emma Goldman
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Online Resources
- Jewish Women's Archive EncyclopediaThe Jewish Women's Archive has an extensive encyclopedia of important Jewish women around the world.
- Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Archival Resources on the History of Jewish Women in AmericaBy Phyllis Holman Weisbard
This bibliography concentrates on books, chapters in anthologies, and periodical articles on the collective history of American Jewish women and archival resources on individuals and women's organizations. - Jewish Women and MusicEdited by Judith Pinnolis
A website dedicated to Jewish women's contributions in music. - Jewish Women's Wills : A Collaborative Premodern CollectionJewish Women's Wills (JWW) aims to collect all extant wills and will-like dispositive documents written by and for premodern Jewish women during the premodern period. Here, premodern is defined as through 1600 CE.
Journals and Print Resources
- Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies and Gender Issues
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This journal provides an international, interdisciplinary academic forum...for the innovative work being done in Jewish women’s and gender studies. - Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary JournalAn academic, refereed journal published exclusively online, and devoted to scholarly debate on gender-related issues in Judaism.
