Reviews

Throughout, Men of Valor and Anxiety pays sophisticated attention to the pushes and pulls of masculinity: it narrates neither a world in which a man simply goes out and puts together whatever kind of gender he wants, nor a world where there is a single, fixed masculinity without deviations. 

Jan 19, 2026

Ayelet Brinn’s comprehensive account of the gender dynamics that shaped American Jewish culture during its formative years reminds us that revolutions, especially those that have to do with gender, are never finite or complete. With exquisite prose and nuanced analysis of a wide array of sources, A Revolution in Type offers a timely and forceful contribution to the study of Jewish history, culture, and gender.

Dec 16, 2024

Schachter calls us to think beyond the androcentric, to imagine and create an understanding of modern Jewish literature that places women at its center.

Feb 02, 2022

Jun 13, 2019

Naomi Seidman’s new book examines the Ashkenazi Jewish experience of modernization through the representation of changing ideas about love and sexuality in literature.

Mar 02, 2017