{"product_id":"the-war-on-women-in-israel-a-story-of-religious-radicalism-and-the-women-fighting-for-freedom-9781402293948","title":"The War on Women in Israel: A Story of Religious Radicalism and the Women Fighting for Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHIS EYE-OPENING LOOK AT THE RISING OPPRESSION OF ISRAELI WOMEN OFFERS A RALLYING CRY FOR HOW WOMEN EVERYWHERE CAN FIGHT BACK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ACROSS ISRAEL-one of the world's most democratic countries-women are being threatened and abused as ultra-Orthodox Jewish factions seek to suppress them. In this stunning expose, award-winning author and leading Jewish women's activist Elana Sztokman reveals the struggles of Israeli women against this increasing oppression, from segregation on public buses-in a move Hillary Clinton called \"reminiscent of Rosa Parks\"-to being silenced in schools and erased from newspapers and ads. This alarming patriarchal backlash isn't limited to Israel either: its repercussions endanger the rights and freedoms of women from Afghanistan to America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there's hope as well: courageous feminist activists within the Orthodox world are starting to demand systemic change on these fronts, and, with some support from non-Orthodox advocates, they're creating positive reforms that could help women everywhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending interviews with original investigative research and historical context, Sztokman traces the evolution of this struggle against oppression and proposes solutions for creating a different, more egalitarian vision of religious culture and opportunity in Israeli society and around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFearless and inspiring, The War on Women in Israel brings to light a major social and international issue and offers a rousing call to action to stop the repression of women in Israel and worldwide.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSztokman, Elana Maryles:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dr. Elana Maryles Sztokman is an award-winning author, educator and Jewish feminist activist, and the former Executive Director of JOFA, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. Her first book, The Men's Section: Orthodox Jewish Men in an Egalitarian World, won the 2012 National Jewish Book Council Award for Women's Studies, and her second book, Educating in the Divine Image: Gender Issues in Orthodox Jewish Day Schools (with Chaya Gorsetman) won the 2013 National Jewish Book Council Award in education. She lives in Modi'in, Israel, and blogs at A Jewish Feminist (www.jewfem.org).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50928956080402,"sku":"9781402293948","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_825a9fd3-eeae-4e24-8445-6fa52d40b54a.jpg?v=1739024663","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-war-on-women-in-israel-a-story-of-religious-radicalism-and-the-women-fighting-for-freedom-9781402293948","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}