{"product_id":"the-rabbis-wife-the-rebbetzin-in-american-jewish-life-9780814740538","title":"The Rabbi's Wife: The Rebbetzin in American Jewish Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2006 National Jewish Book Award, Modern Jewish Thought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong the object of curiosity, admiration, and gossip, rabbis' wives have rarely been viewed seriously as American Jewish religious and communal leaders. We know a great deal about the important role played by rabbis in building American Jewish life in this country, but not much about the role that their wives played. \u003cb\u003eThe Rabbi's Wife\u003c\/b\u003e redresses that imbalance by highlighting the unique contributions of \u003ci\u003erebbetzins\u003c\/i\u003e to the development of American Jewry.\u003cbr\u003eTracing the careers of \u003ci\u003erebbetzins\u003c\/i\u003e from the beginning of the twentieth century until the present, Shuly Rubin Schwartz chronicles the evolution of the role from a few individual rabbis' wives who emerged as leaders to a cohort who worked together on behalf of American Judaism. \u003cb\u003eThe Rabbi's Wife\u003c\/b\u003e reveals the ways these women succeeded in both building crucial leadership roles for themselves and becoming an important force in shaping Jewish life in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shuly Rubin Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.32w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814740538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchwartz, Shuly Rubin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eShuly Rubin Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e is the Irving Lehrman Research Associate Professor of American Jewish History and Dean of the Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies at The Jewish Theological Seminary, New York. She is the author of The Emergence of Jewish Scholarship in America: The Publication of the Jewish Encyclopedia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40424469069939,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":48.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6e64c36c-2335-41c4-8cd8-92fb662288cb.jpg?v=1662559110","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-rabbis-wife-the-rebbetzin-in-american-jewish-life-9780814740538","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}