Jewish Heroines

Karin Brygger, Anneli Rådestad & Joanna Rubin Dranger

A beautiful non-fiction book about Jewish heroines, from biblical to modern time, full of exciting stories and color illustrations. The book contains hundreds of portraits of women from different professions, time periods, and parts of the world, who all have in their own ways contributed to breaking barriers. Jewish Heroines dismantles stereotypical conceptions about the Jewish people, and presents the incredible depth of Jewish identity. This is an inspiring work for young as old, for Jewish and non-Jewish people, boys and girls, about daring to be yourself and choosing your own path.

It is possible to add or change some of the portraits to make the book more relevant to a specific country.

Joanna Rubin Dranger is an awarded illustrator and author, most recently she won the Nordic Council Literature Prize with her graphic novel Ihågkom oss till liv.

Karin Brygger is a literary scholar and writer, and her work can be found in Dagens Nyheter and Judisk krönika.

Anneli Rådestad is a journalist and editor in chief of Judisk krönika.

 

“The book portrays women from totally different backgrounds /…/– as actresses, dancers, heroines from Middle Eastern history and even biblical figures such as Esther, Ruth and the Four Matriarchs: Sarah, Rebecca, Leah and Rachel. Jewish Heroines weaves them into a tapestry of inspiring women from different eras all over the world” HAARETZ