2019 National Jewish Book Award “Book of the Year”
“It’s truly remarkable to read this book and appreciate how these women — numerically small, qualitatively great — made such a tremendous impact on this nation.”
—New York Times


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About Pamela Nadell
Acclaimed lecturer and teacher, Professor Pamela Nadell is the author of America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today, winner of the 2019 National Jewish Book Award—Jewish Book of the Year. She is currently writing a book about the history of American antisemitism.
Events & Articles
- Media Interview: WNET Metro Focus: Exploring Hate, The Normalization of Antisemitism (December 7, 2022)
- Televised Lecture: American Antisemitism Between World War I and World War II (C-SPAN Lectures in American History, October 25, 2021)
- White House Plan to Combat Antisemitism Needs to Take on Centuries of Hatred, Discrimination, and Even Lynching in America (The Conversation, May 23, 2023)
Media
The Great Debate: Is the Golden Age of American Jewry Over? with NYT columnist Bret Stephens
Shusterman Distinguished Scholar Lecture, America’s Jewish Women by Dr. Pamela S. Nadell