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Jewish women casting their votes in the New York City mayoral election face a choice between their priorities as Jews and as women. (ZAMEK/VIEWpress via Getty Images via JTA)
November 1, 2025, 5:38 am
Feminist vs. Jewish: These women say NYC’s mayoral election is forcing a painful choice
Many fear antisemitism could proliferate unchecked under virulently anti-Israel frontrunner Mamdani, while rival Cuomo has a track record of sexual harassment allegations, which he denies
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Hayuta (right) and Yosef Busel, circa 1917 (Family album, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
July 21, 2024, 12:28 pm
Post-Oct. 7 Hebrew novel ‘Night Sparkles’ shows old-new resilience of Zionist women
Ayala Deckel’s latest novel brings to life the untold challenges and triumphs of early female pioneer and labor activist Hayuta Busel, through the eyes of a modern-day professor
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Labor MK Yael Dayan delivers a speech to the Knesset plenum to mark International Women's Day on March 7, 2000. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
May 18, 2024, 4:16 pm
Former MK Yael Dayan, trailblazing feminist and peace activist, dies at 85
Labor lawmaker was among the most prominent voices in the country advocating for equal rights; also a celebrated writer, she was the daughter of iconic statesman Moshe Dayan
By Amy Spiro
Feminist spokeswoman Betty Friedan, in 1974. (AP Photo)
November 11, 2023, 4:14 pm
New biography revisits legacy of Jewish feminist Betty Friedan
Rachel Shteir’s ‘Betty Friedan: Magnificent Disrupter’ offers a more comprehensive portrait of the complex, often controversial activist for women’s rights
By Shira Li Bartov
Bella Abzug shown in 1979. (Courtesy of Bernard Gotfryd, Library of Congress via JTA)
August 27, 2023, 2:50 am
Bella Abzug film aims to restore the Jewish congresswoman’s trailblazing legacy
With the newly released documentary ‘Bella!’ filmmaker Jeff L. Lieberman hopes to boost recognition of the US activist and politician who championed equality and environmentalism
By Shira Li Bartov
Illustrative: Participants at JOFA's inaugural London meeting brainstorm issues of concern. (Courtesy of JOFA)
July 13, 2023, 2:53 am
Orthodox feminist group addressed allegations against sex-guru founder, says report
A third-party investigation initiated by the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance into its own conduct finds that while the group fulfilled legal requirements, it could have done more
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Barbie doll creator Ruth Handler, left, gets a kiss from Kristi Cooke, an actress dressed as a Barbie doll, during the 35th birthday celebration for the doll at FAO Schwarz in New York City on March 9, 1994. (AP Photo/Robert Clark)
June 6, 2023, 3:24 am
Way before icon Barbie got the Hollywood treatment, she was ‘born’ with Jewish roots
From her creation by unconventional entrepreneur Ruth Handler to her inclusivity and ability to adapt with the times, the famous doll bears some trademarks of the Tribe
By Cathryn J. Prince
Poet, translator and liturgist Marcia Falk (Cathleen Maclearie)
April 14, 2022, 11:59 pm
Jewish feminism ‘foremother’ Marcia Falk publishes lyrical haggadah
Pathbreaking poet and liturgist offers innovative take on text by highlighting biblical Exodus over rabbinic commentary. Here, she discusses her feminist and spiritual awakenings
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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