Bibliograph

The war on women in Israel, a story of religious radicalism and the women fighting for freedom, Elana Maryles Sztokman

Type

Label

The war on women in Israel, a story of religious radicalism and the women fighting for freedom, Elana Maryles Sztokman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-340) and index

Illustrations

portraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The war on women in Israel

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

883881518

Responsibility statement

Elana Maryles Sztokman

Sub title

a story of religious radicalism and the women fighting for freedom

Summary

Examines the ways that ultra-Orthodox Jews limit the rights of all women in Israel by insisting on a strict separation of the sexes--even segregated buses--and control marriage, divorce, and conversion, and details attempts at resistance

Table Of Contents

Separate and unequal : gender segregation on public buses -- Neither seen nor heard : erasing women's public presence -- The battle of the "modesty squads" -- The plight of the women of the wall -- War within the ranks : religion and gender issues in the Israel defense forces -- Family matters : the fight over fertility -- A not-so-perfect union : marriage, divorce, and the endless suffering of chained women -- The official Judaism : blacklists, bastards, and the conversion problem -- The little girl who moved a nation : how Na'ama Margolese became a face for change

Creator