Jodi Eichler-Levine “Bezalel’s Daughters: How Jewish Women Make Objects”

Without Jewish American women, we would have no Barbie dolls, far less modern art, and less-interesting ritual objects. Through the stories of women artists, crafters, and other creators, this talk sheds light on Jewish American life by focusing on how people create objects and how those objects, in turn, shape the people who create and make use of them.

Jodi Eichler-Levine is the Philip and Muriel Berman Professor of Jewish Civilization and a professor in the department of Religion, Culture, & Society at Lehigh University. She is the author, most recently, of “Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis: How Jews Craft Resilience and Create Community.” Her work has also appeared in “The Washington Post,” “CNN,” “Salon,” and other popular publications. Her teaching and research explore the intersections between Jewish American history and religious life in the United States more broadly. She directs the Berman Center for Jewish Studies at Lehigh and serves on the board of the Association for Jewish Studies.

Thursday, April 3
7:00–8:30pm
Curtin Hall 175 and Zoom

This is a hybrid event. Zoom attendance requires pre-registration: http://bit.ly/EichlerLevine

Free & Open to the Public. Parking is available in the UWM Student Union parking structure, or on the street.