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- Title
Creating Jewish Mothers: A Feminist Ethnographic Investigation of the Mothers Circle of Coastal Virginia and the Interfaith Parents Circle.
- Authors
Milligan, Amy K.
- Abstract
This feminist ethnographic investigation of the Mothers Circle of Coastal Virginia and the Interfaith Parents Circle utilizes the lens of feminist folkloristics to analyze the role that women have had in the foundation and evolution of the groups. Ultimately, this essay argues that the Mothers Circle of Coastal Virginia / Interfaith Parents Circle create a space for women to navigate the tensions faced by southern Jews; that they center Jews-by-choice and non-Jewish mothers parenting Jewish children by creating safe spaces for caregivers; and that, through a horizontal peer education model, these groups offer a sustainable and transferable model of programing for other Jewish groups that wish to lift the voices of Jews who often exist on the margins of their communities.
- Subjects
VIRGINIA; JEWISH women; MOTHERS; FEMINIST anthropology; FEMINISM
- Publication
Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues, 2020, Issue 37, p37
- ISSN
0793-8934
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2979/nashim.37.1.04