Helene Meyers
“She persisted” is the mantra of Jewish feminists, and this year is no exception.
Seven Powerful Jewish Feminist Moments of 2023
Author: Helene Meyers
Helene Meyers is Professor of English and McManis University Chair at Southwestern University. She is the author, most recently, of Identity Papers: Contemporary Narratives of American Jewishness and is working on a book about Jewish American cinema.
A New Film Looks at Bella Abzug’s Life
Helene Meyers
A new film offers perspective on the feminist icon— but has been denounced by her daughters.
A New Film Takes on the Jewish Case for Abortion Rights
Helene Meyers
Paula Eiselt’s new documentary “Under G-D” is a short masterpiece, illustrating the legal landscape in the post-Roe world and the major role that Jews are playing in shaping it.
7 Jewish Feminist Highlights of 2022
Helene Meyers
Jewish feminist joy and resistance are also part of the story.
On Danya Ruttenberg’s “On Repentance and Repair”
Helene Meyers
Twitter’s moral philosopher on how to repent and do no harm
A Team of Filmmakers Take on Black Maternal Mortality
Helene Meyers
The lives and preventable deaths of two young Black moms are chronicled through home movies as well as the activism of those that are left behind.
7 Jewish Feminist Highlights of 2020
Helene Meyers
Even with all its tsuris [Yiddish for trouble, and not the good kind], 2020 had some bright spots for Jewish feminists.
7 Jewish Feminist Highlights of 2019
Helene Meyers
From Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Bella Abzug, to Tiffany Haddish, #MeToo and local politics.
7 Jewish Feminist Highlights of 2018
Helene Meyers
Amidst sexism and antisemitism, Jewish feminist hope, grit, and creative resistance rose up in 2018.