Joyce Antler

Joyce Antler is the Samuel Lane Professor of American Jewish History and Culture and Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Brandeis University. She is the author or editor of ten books, including You Never Call! You Never Write!: A History of the Jewish Mother, The Journey Home: How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America, and Talking Back: Images of Jewish Women in Popular Culture. She also co-wrote the groundbreaking play Year One of the Empire with theater scholar Elinor Fuchs. This year she is a Research Fellow at the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History at New York University.

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What Makes a Jewish Mother Funny

For my last blog this week, I checked in with my comedian daughter, who travels…

On Weddings, Help-Wanted Ads, and “Having it All”

Last May, my eldest daughter celebrated the 10th anniversary of her college graduation. Her college…

The Battle of the Sarahs

If Sarah Palin was a big factor in the Republican defeat, might we say that…

Election Day

QUESTION: HOW MANY JEWISH MOTHERS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHTBULB? ANSWER: WHO CARES?…

Thoughts on Election Eve: Oedipus, Shmpedipus, As Long As He Loves His Mother

Hanging chads, butterfly ballots, broken machines, and outright voter fraud–the list of voting irregularities is…