Jewish Women and
the American Mainstream

A transcript of the entire panel discussion is available here (PDF, 216 KB). To view video clips of highlights from the discussion, click on the still images below.

Janet Jakobsen

Why did we choose "Jewish Women Changing America" as a conference topic?

Laura Levitt

As we celebrate the past and look ahead at what remains undone within radical feminist work, what kinds of questions still need answering?

Elizabeth Holtzman

Young women are change makers, but where are they today?

Lisa Jervis

The luxury of having a feminist perspective without the challenges faced by previous generations of feminists.

Letty Cotin Pogrebin

What have been Jewish women's contributions to the U.S. mainstream?

Nancy Schwartzman

Heeb: The New Jew Review as an incubator for creative expression and as a space to play with cultural definitions.

Katya Azoulay

How can we challenge what is considered mainstream and why is that task important?

Panelists Discussion

How can we rethink the way young women are being political? Is our electoral system broken? Are they organized in different places? Do our mothers not remind us enough of their struggles? Is it women right of center who are the most active in social movements?