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Jewish Women's Archive

The Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to document "Jewish women's stories, elevate their voices, and inspire them to be agents of change."

Major programs and projects
Curricula and educational resources JWA's most recent curriculum, Living the Legacy, focuses on the role of Jewish women in the Civil Rights Movement and labor movement, seeking to highlight their often-neglected but central role. Additional educational resources include 18 "Go & Learn" lesson plans, book and film guides, primary source materials and mother-daughter workshop materials. Previous curricula include Making Our Wilderness Bloom. Online encyclopedia The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women edited by Jennifer Sartori, formerly Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia edited by Paula Hyman and Dalia Ofer, is accessible for free via JWA's website. The encyclopedia features approximately 2,000 articles on the lives and achievements of Jewish women. Articles are also disseminated via Twitter. Film In 2007 JWA produced Making Trouble, a documentary film about three generations of female Jewish comedians and the complexity and challenges of their relationship to comedy, Judaism and gender. The film profiles Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner, and Wendy Wasserstein as well as contemporary comedians Judy Gold and Jackie Hoffman. The film has been screened at over 70 film festivals and other venues. Podcast The Jewish Women's Archive produced a podcast called Can We Talk? hosted by Nahanni Rous. Rous is also joined by Judith Rosenbaum and Ibby Caputo. The show released its first episode on January 26, 2016, and continued to release episodes on a monthly basis. Each episode is only about twenty minutes in length. The show interviews Jewish women about news, politics, and culture. In one episode the hosts interview Anita Diamant about her book The Red Tent. Online exhibits ''Katrina's Jewish Voices'' is an online exhibit of photos, blog posts, podcasts, and email messages documenting the experience of the Jewish community during and after Hurricane Katrina, produced in collaboration with the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University In partnership with the Institute for Southern Jewish History, JWA conducted 85 interviews with members of the New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Gulf Coast Jewish communities which are included in the exhibit. Other online exhibits include Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution, History Makers: Women of Valor and Women Who Dared: Contemporary Activists. Other resources We Remember is an online collection of personal reflections and reminiscences about recently deceased notable American Jewish women. This Week in History is a calendar of events that matches the current date with events in Jewish women's history. ==Leadership==
Leadership
Notable staff and directors (as of 2023) include the CEO of JWA, Dr. Judith Rosenbaum. Their founding director is Dr. Gail Twersky Reimer. The current Chief Development Officer is Debra Cash, and their Chief Communications Officer and Encyclopedia Editor is Dr. Jennifer Sartori, co-director of the Adoption & Jewish Identity Project. Barbara Dobkin is the Founding Chair of JWA's Board, which is currently led by Rabbi Carole Balin. • Joyce Antler • Peggy Charren (deceased) • Barbara B. Dobkin, Founding Chair of JWA's Board • Ruth B. Fein • Susan Galler • Penina Migdal Glazer • Sally A. Gottesman • Barbara W. Grossman • Susan Harris • Lee M. Hendler • Beth Klarman • Martha L. Minow • Suzanne G. Priebatsch • Brenda Brown Rever • Prudence L. Steiner • Nancy Schwartz Sternoff (deceased) • Nicki Newman Tanner • Jeane Ungerleider • Henny Wenkart (deceased) • Doris Zelinsky Advisory Councils The JWA has three advisory councils: • Academic Advisory Council, led by Joyce Antler • Technology Advisory Council • Education Working Group ==References==
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