Letters

Jewish Women’s Philanthropy

by Susan Weidman Schneider

We earn money, inherit it, manage it, write out own checks to the UJA, and influence our spouse’s charitable gifts, too, yet women’s charity has been startlingly undervalued. Why? Is it because Jewish women give money away differently from men? Find out what Jewish fundraising will soon learn from the new wave of feminist philanthropy.

Inheriting Fur

UH-OH! What to do when you inherit Grandma’s fox wrap?!? A sampling of memories triggered by hand-me-down furs; a life lesson on finding a happy home for a fur coat you can’t stand to keep; and an artisan who will make a teddy bear for the baby out of Bubbe’s mink (you gotta read it to believe it).

• The Pocket Reveals Its Secret by Sara Nuss-Galles
• The Rashomon Coat Tale by Deborah Solomon

Incest/Holocaust Parallels

Using the same emotional strategies that their parents used to survive the Holocaust, these daughters from two different families now learn how to survive incest. 

• Surviving Incest in a Holocaust Family by Lilith Goldberg
• An Incest Survivor Reclaims her Place in Jewish Community by Lilian Green