Yentl's Revenge: The Next Wave of Jewish Feminism
- ISBN-10
- 1580050573
- ISBN-13
- 9781580050579
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-10-23
- Publisher
- Seal Press
- Author
- Danya Ruttenberg
Description
A diverse group of young women--from witches to rabbis--explore the new Judaism. Contributors ponder Jewish transgenderdom, Jewish body image, Jewish punk, the stereotype of the Jewish American Princess, intermarriage, circumcision, faith, and intolerance.
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