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Jun 23, 2021 · Barbara Berman Dobkin is the pre-eminent Jewish feminist philanthropist of the end of the twentieth and beginning of the twenty-first century. Her vision, dedication, and philanthropic generosity have transformed the landscape of Jewish women’s organizations and funding in both North America and Israel.
- Jewish Women's Archive
Pre-eminent Jewish feminist philanthropist Barbara Dobkin...
- AWP
Reflecting frustration with the Jewish communal world's...
- Magazine
Founded in 1976 and named after the biblical figure who...
- Israel Women's Network
Women en route to demonstrate at the King David Hotel,...
- Founding of Ma'yan, Home for Young Women's Resources
In 1993, community activists Eve Landau and Barbara Dobkin’s...
- Fall Donor Spotlight
During this time, Barbara Dobkin, founding chair of the...
- Jewish Women's Archive
Founding Chair of the Jewish Women’s Archive’s Board of Directors, Barbara Dobkin. Photo courtesy of Joan Roth. In March 2005, JWA held its first New York gala —So Laugh a Little: An Evening of Jewish Women's Comedy Honoring Barbara Dobkin.
Co-founder of MA’YAN: The Jewish Women’s Project and former chair of The Jewish Women’s Archive, Dobkin has established and funded numerous projects that seek to raise the status of Jewish women and build the self-esteem of Jewish women and girls. Photographer: Joan Roth.
Apr 6, 2017 · Determined to remedy this problem, she joined forces with activist-philanthropist Barbara Berman Dobkin to share the stories of Jewish women of the past and to capture the stories of contemporary Jewish women for the historians of the future.
Aug 2, 2012 · This year, there are four cases of Borden memorabilia, original photos, trial exhibits and personal items on display, including a rare photograph of Lizzie Borden at age 56.
Barbara Dobkin is the Founding Chair of JWA's Board, which is currently led by Rabbi Carole Balin. [17]
Jul 19, 2017 · As a ritual, postmortem photography helped check grief. By pressing subjects to execute specific poses and gestures, death photos helped the living externalize personal loss.
