Link to: Antisemitism, an American Tradition Book by Pamela S. Nadell
Antisemitism, an American Tradition
In Antisemitism, an American Tradition, scholar Pamela S. Nadell investigates the depth of this fraught history. She explores how Jews fought antisemitism through the law and by creating organizations to speak for them. Jews would also fight back with their fists or join with allies in fighting all types of hate. This momentous work sounds the alarm on a hatred that continues to plague our country.
Antisemitism, an American Tradition is scheduled to be released in October 2025.
Link to: America’s Jewish Women Book by Pamela S. Nadell
America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today
America’s Jewish Women uncovers what it has meant to be a Jewish woman in America by weaving together the stories of remarkable individuals—from the colonial matron Grace Nathan and her great-granddaughter, the poet Emma Lazarus, to labor activist Bessie Hillman and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In this groundbreaking history, we see how they and the scores of women—the wives, mothers, activists, and workers who appear in these pages—maintained their Jewish identities as they wrote themselves into American history. Defined by a strong sense of self, a resolute commitment to making the world a better place, and diverse notions of what being a Jew means, America’s Jewish women left deep imprints on their families, communities and the nation they call home.
Link to: Women Who Would be Rabbis: A History of Women’s Ordination 1889-1985 Book by Pamela S. Nadell
Women Who Would Be Rabbis: A History of Women’s Ordination, 1889–1985
From 1889, when Mary M. Cohen asked why can’t women be rabbis, to acrimonious debates in Orthodox Judaism on the question, this history uncovers the backstory of women’s long road to rabbinic ordination. Women Who Would Be Rabbis: A History of Women’s Ordination, 1889–1985 was a finalist for a National Jewish Book Award and a main selection of the Jewish Book Club.
Link to: Conservative Judaism in America: A Biographical Dictionary and Sourcebook by Pamela S. Nadell
Conservative Judaism in America: A Biographical Dictionary and Sourcebook
Documenting the lives and careers of the most important leaders in Conservative Judaism’s first century, this invaluable reference work provides a history of the movement and its central institutions.
Link to: Women and American Judaism: Historical Perspectives Book edited by Pamela S. Nadell and Jonathan D. Sarna
Women and American Judaism: Historical Perspectives
Leading scholars find women shaping American Judaism from colonial days to the present in their homes, synagogues, and the public eye. (Co-editor)
Link to: American Jewish Women’s History: A Reader Book by Pamela S. Nadell
American Jewish Women’s History: A Reader
Emphasizing the diversity and complexity of American Jewish women, this reader collects landmark essays, written by the first generation of scholars of Jewish women’s and gender history. (Editor)
Link to: Making Women’s Histories: Beyond National Perspectives Book, edited by Pamela S. Nadell and Kate Haulman
Making Women’s Histories: Beyond National Perspectives
Contributors cover the emergence of the writing of women’s histories in places like Tsarist Russia, the British Empire in Egypt and India, Qing-dynasty China, and the U.S. roiling through the 1960s and envision their futures. (Co-editor)
Link to: New Essays in American Jewish History Book edited by Pamela S. Nadell, Jonathan D. Sarna, Lance J. Sussman
New Essays in American Jewish History
Contributors cover the emergence of the writing of women’s histories in places like Tsarist Russia, the British Empire in Egypt and India, Qing-dynasty China, and the U.S. roiling through the 1960s and envision their futures. (Co-editor)
Link to: Three Hundred Fifty Years: An Album of American Jewish Memory Book by Pamela S. Nadell et al.
Three Hundred Fifty Years: An Album of Jewish Memory
This beautifully illustrated book, commissioned for the 350th anniversary of Jewish life in America, highlights historic moments from the 1654 landing in New Amsterdam of the first Jewish community to twenty-first century presidential campaign buttons in English and Hebrew. (Co-author)