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The Rabbi's Wife: The Rebbetzin in American Jewish Life Hardcover - 2006

by Shuly Rubin Schwartz


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2006 National Jewish Book Award, Modern Jewish Thought

Long the object of curiosity, admiration, and gossip, rabbis' wives have rarely been viewed seriously as American Jewish religious and communal leaders. We know a great deal about the important role played by rabbis in building American Jewish life in this country, but not much about the role that their wives played. The Rabbi's Wife redresses that imbalance by highlighting the unique contributions of rebbetzins to the development of American Jewry.

Tracing the careers of rebbetzins from the beginning of the twentieth century until the present, Shuly Rubin Schwartz chronicles the evolution of the role from a few individual rabbis' wives who emerged as leaders to a cohort who worked together on behalf of American Judaism. The Rabbi's Wife reveals the ways these women succeeded in both building crucial leadership roles for themselves and becoming an important force in shaping Jewish life in America.

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  • Title The Rabbi's Wife: The Rebbetzin in American Jewish Life
  • Author Shuly Rubin Schwartz
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 312
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New York University Press, New York
  • Date 2006-01-01
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780814740163 / 0814740162
  • Weight 1.24 lbs (0.56 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.22 x 6.3 x 1.04 in (23.42 x 16.00 x 2.64 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Jewish Studies
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Rabbis' spouses - United States - History, Rabbis' spouses - United States -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005019501
  • Dewey Decimal Code 296.610

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