Jewish Women's Archive

Angèle Guéron

From 1909 to 1915, Angèle Guéron directed one of the largest Jewish girls’ schools in the Ottoman Empire. Her journals document a Sephardi woman’s patriotism in the face of resistance from patriarchy.

The Jewish Women’s Archive documents Jewish women’s stories, elevates their voices, and inspires them to be agents of change.

Body of Knowledge

Forty-five years ago a group of women in the Boston area published Our Bodies Ourselves—a groundbreaking book that put forward the radical notion that women should get to know their bodies and take charge of their health and sexuality.

Young woman with dark hair and black sweather standing in front of a pillar

RVF Alums: Where Are They Now?

by Sarah Biskowitz

JWA talks to Rising Voices Fellowship alum Isabel Kirsch for our series marking the 10th anniversary of the fellowship.

Portrait of Lauren Tuchman smiling in front of a stained glass window wearing a maroon top and gold necklace

7 Questions For...

by Sarah Groustra

JWA chats with rabbi and disability justice advocate Lauren Tuchman.

Collage of Jewish Women Who Died in 2023

Jewish Women Whose Memories I’m Carrying into 2024

by Judith Rosenbaum

The year 2023 brought the deaths of several powerful and influential Jewish women, whose insights and voices changed the world and are all the more painful to lose in this difficult time.

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October 7 and the Israel/Gaza War

Use JWA’s questions about October 7, 2023, and the Israel/Gaza war to help us document and preserve the experiences of Jewish women and gender-expansive people during this unprecedented moment.