Today I Am a Woman - by Barbara Vinick & Shulamit Reinharz (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Including evocative family photos--some recent, some from decades past--this rich compilation is an ideal gift for bat mitzvah celebrants, their families, and friends.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Recollections of the first bat mitzvah at the only synagogue in Indonesia, a poignant bat mitzvah memory of World War II Italy, and an American bat mitzvah shared with girls in a Ukrainian orphanage--these are a few of the resonant testimonies about the transition from Jewish girl to Jewish woman collected in<i> Today I Am a Woman. </i>Introduced by brief biographical notes and descriptions of Jewish communities around the world, these stories reveal how Judaism defines this important rite of passage in a girl's life in widely disparate settings. The contributions are from bat mitzvah girls of the past and present, their parents, communities, and religious leaders. Including evocative family photos--some recent, some from decades past--this rich compilation is an ideal gift for bat mitzvah celebrants, their families, and friends.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><i>Today I Am a Woman</i> is filled with lyrical accounts of being a bat mitzvah in such exotic places as Cochabamba, Bolivia, and Tegucigalpa, Honduras. . . . All the vignettes are accompanied by a well-researched history of the Jewish community in the area.</p>-- "Jewish Book Council"<br><br><p>'Today I Am A Woman' would not only be a lovely gift for a bat mitzvah girl or a useful purchase for anyone preparing for a bat mitzvah celebration in the family; it will also be a welcome addition to the libraries of readers seeking to understand variations in bat mitzvah practices among Jewish communities</p>-- "Nashim: Jrnl Jewish Wmns Std & Gender Is"<br><br><p>[<i>Today I Am a Woman</i>] is a worthy and inspiring read, regardless of which stream of Judaism one adheres to. </p>-- "The Jewish Standard"<br><br><p>[Vinick and Reinharz] capture the amazing tales of Jewish girls on six different continents who celebrate the Jewish ritual of becoming a woman. Illustrated with over 100 black and white family photographs, readers will enjoy the accompanying narratives of each woman's unique journey and celebration into womanhood. </p>-- "The Jewish Journal"<br><br><p>The narratives may center around the bat mitzvah itself, but in the process we learn about Jewish life in widely different Jewish communities around the world, about what it means to become an adult woman, and most important, about the power of a ritual that far too many American Jewish families understand as simply an opportunity to have a party. The photos scattered throughout are endearing.</p>-- "USCJ Bookshelf"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Barbara Vinick is affiliated with the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute at Brandeis University, where she has studied gendered rituals in Jewish communities worldwide.</p><p>Shulamit Reinharz is the Jacob S. Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University, where she is Director of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute. Her publications include <i>American Jewish Women and the Zionist Enterprise, Jewish Intermarriage around the World, </i>and <i>The JGirls' Guide.</i></p>
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