JEWISH WOMEN

Choosing what to include in a "selective" bibliography is up to the compiler. I would have liked to see more selections of articles from women's studies periodicals than [Ann S. Masnik] made, and if space was a consideration, then fewer single-page articles on topics widely written about. Ideally, the more that can be included, the better for researchers. There is less represented or available on Jewish women outside the United States or Israel, and this is an area where the women's studies periodicals could have added contributions. For example, Canadian Journal of Women and the Law devoted an entire issue (v.5, no. 2, 1992) to responses from Jewish women and others to the anti-semitism of a Canadian feminist leader, Clara Brett Martin. Deborah Fuller Hahn's analysis "Soviet Jewish Refugee Women: Searching for Security," Women and Therapy, no. 1/2 (1992): 79-87, would have added the dimension of late-twentieth century experiences and views on immigration. Though the "Religion" section has numerous citations to Na'amat Woman, an Orthodox publication less likely to be available in a university collection, I saw only one citation from Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, which often includes articles on Jewish feminist theology and concerns.