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Seidman wins at the National Jewish Book Awards

We are delighted to announce that Naomi Seidman has won a National Jewish Book Award for Sarah Schenir­er and the Bais Yaakov Move­ment, published by the Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. Seidman's pioneering exploration of the Bais Yaakov movement and its founder, Sarah Schenirer, was awarded the Barbara Dobkin Award for Women's Studies. Seidman said, … Continue reading

Jewish Studies

When a Book Is Not Really Done

Naomi Seidman is the Chancellor Jackman Professor in the Arts at the University of Toronto, and recently published her book Sarah Schenirer and the Bais Yaakov Movement: A Revolution in the Name of Tradition with The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. Naomi discusses how this recent publication is different to her previous three books, as she continues … Continue reading