The Rabbi's Wife: The Rebbetzin in American Jewish Life / Long 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. The Rabbi’s Wife redresses that imbalance by highlighting the unique contributions of rebbetzins to the development of American Jewry. Tracing the careers of rebbetzins 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. The Rabbi’s Wife 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.

GMD	Book
Corporate Author	Rabbis'spouses.
Classification	296.61 SCH
Publisher	USA, NYU Press, 2006
Subject	Rabbis' spouses.Judaism--study and teachingU.S.--Jewish women--Religious life.Biography--collectionsJews--InterviewsJewish--TheologyRabbis'spouses--United States--History.Rabbis'spouses--United States--Intellectual Life.Rabbis'spouses--United States--Religious life.
Description	311
ISBN	9780814740163
URL	https://www.amazon.com/Rabbis-Wife-Rebbetzin-American-Jewish/dp/0814740537https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/12573498?q=9780814740163&c=book&sort=holdings+desc&_=1568621307969&versionId=212248657