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(More customer reviews)The Quotable Jewish Woman: Wisdom, Inspiration & Humor From The Mind & Heart is a grand compendium of memorible insights, zingers, platitudes, deep thoughts and much more from Jewish women throughout history up to the modern day. Contributions from more than 300 Jewish women from a wide variety of nations and backgrounds cover topics ranging from beauty to spirituality to friendship, motherhood, politics, work, holiday celebrations and much more. Categorized by subject, with a biographical index offering a paragraph of background about each notable woman quoted, The Quotable Jewish Woman is a superb resource for looking up the perfect filler to round out one's article, spice to heat up one's discussion, or just plain leisure reading with the tang of wisdom. "The wars say it to us - all of Europe, all of Vietnam - and / Nuremburg: never wait to speak against these horrors. / To act against these horrors / Do not let them be abstract and distant. / They look at you with human eyes..." - Muriel Rukeyser.`
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The words of Jewish women to inspire, enlighten, and enrich your life.The Quotable Jewish Woman is the definitive collection of ideas, reflections, humor, and wit by Jewish women. Compiler Elaine Bernstein Partnow (The Quotable Woman) brings together the voices of over 300 women—including women of the Bible, actors, poets, humorists, scientists, and literary and political figures—whose ideas, activism, service, talent, and labor have touched the world.Quoted women include:Bella AbzugHannah ArendtLauren BacallAviel BarclayJudy BlumeSusan BrownmillerJudy ChicagoJennifer ConnellyGerty Theresa CoriDeborahAnita DiamantPhyllis DillerDelia EphronMarcia FalkDianne FeinsteinAnne FrankRosalind FranklinAnna FreudBetty FriedanCarol GilliganRuth Bader GinsbergRebecca GratzBlu GreenbergErica JongFrida KahloDonna KaranFaye KellermanCarole KingAnn LandersEstée LauderEmma LazarusRosa LuxemburgGolda MeirBette MidlerMiriamBess MyersonCynthia OzickDorothy ParkerBelva PlainLetty Cottin PogrebinAyn RandGilda RadnerAdrienne RichJoan RiversEthel RosenbergSandy Eisenberg SassoHannah SeneshFanchon ShurRaven SnookGertrude SteinBarbra StreisandKerri StrugHenrietta SzoldBarbara TuchmanBarbara WaltersDr. Ruth WestheimerNaomi WolfRosalyn Yalowand many more ...From winners of Nobel Prizes and Oscars to lesser known women from many countries and backgrounds, this book is an inspirational gateway to the thoughts and lives of Jewish women, both contemporary and ancient.Until we are all free, we are none of us free.—Emma Lazarus in American Hebrew, 3 November 1882–23 February 1883Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit.—Dianne Feinstein in Time, 4 June 1984God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.—Sarah, Book of Genesis, c. ninth century B.C.E Bible--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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