Blu Greenberg
Blu Greenberg (born January 21, 1936, in Seattle, with the name Bluma Genauer, later legally changing her first name to Blu[1][2]) is an American writer specializing in modern Judaism and women's issues. Her most noted books are On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition (1981), and Black Bread: Poems, After the Holocaust (1994).
She has a B.A. in political science from Brooklyn College,[3] an MA in clinical psychology from the City University of New York, and an MS in Jewish history from Yeshiva University.[4] She is married to Irving Greenberg,[5] who is also a well-known author and professor.
Greenberg has worked to bridge
She received the Woman Who Made A Difference award on January 26, 2000, from the American Jewish Congress Commission for Women's Equality during a ceremony at the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem.[8]
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Blu Greenberg's papers and her audiovisual collection are held at the
Publications
- (2004) Chapter 16 of Transforming the Faiths of our Fathers: Women who Changed American Religion. Edited by Ann Braude. ISBN 1403964602
- (2000) Orthodox Feminism and the Next Century. Sh'ma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility. Vol.30/no.568.
- (1998) King Solomon and Queen of Sheba. Pitspopany Press; Book & Toy edition: ISBN 0-943706-76-9
- (1994) Black Bread: Poems, After the Holocaust. Ktav Publishing House. ISBN 0-88125-490-8
- (1992) Is Now the Time for Orthodox Women Rabbis?. Moment Dec. 1992: 50-53, 74.
- (1985) How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household. Fireside. ISBN 0-671-60270-5
- (1984) Will There Be Women Rabbis?. Judaism 33.1 (Winter 1984): 23-33.
- (1981) On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition. Jewish Publication Society of America. ISBN 0-8276-0226-X
- (1976) Feminism: Is It Good for the Jews?. Hadassah, April 1976.
- (1974) Abortion--We Need Halachic Creativity. Sh'ma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility. Vol.5/no.81.
See also
- Jewish feminism
- Role of women in Judaism
- Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance
- Ms. (magazine)#Advertising policy (about a 2008 incident that Greenberg commented on)
References
- ^ "Greenberg, Blu, 1936- . Papers of Blu Greenberg, 1936-2006 (inclusive), 1972-2003 (bulk): A Finding Aid". Oasis.lib.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ a b Shalvi, Alice; Peck, Shulamit; Hurwitz, Sara. "Blu Greenberg". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ "ArchiveGrid: Papers of Blu Greenberg, 1936-2006 (inclusive),". Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ a b "Blu Greenberg". www.beliefnet.com. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ISBN 978-0-684-83444-3.
- ^ "Blu Greenberg | Jewish Women's Archive". Jwa.org. 1936-01-21. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ^ [2] Archived September 29, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Greenberg, Blu, 1936-. Papers of Blu Greenberg, 1936-2006 (inclusive), 1972-2003 (bulk): A Finding Aid". Nrs.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
- ^ "Greenberg, Blu, 1936-. Audiovisual collection of Blu Greenberg, 1976-2004: A Finding Aid". Oasis.lib.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
External links
- Greenberg profile on Beliefnet
- Blu Greenberg, b.1936 article at the Jewish Women's Archive
- "Orthodox, Feminist, and Proud of it", Belief.net, undated, retrieved January 27, 2006
- Articles by Blu Greenberg on the Berman Jewish Policy Archive @ NYU Wagner
- Short biography of Greenberg (among other board members) on the website of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance
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