Vera Fine-Grodzinski Programme for Jewish Women's Voices

Jewish Women’s Voices is a collaborative initiative by Dr Kate Kennedy, Director of the ‘Oxford Centre for Life-Writing’, and Dr Vera Fine-Grodzinski, a scholar of Jewish social and cultural history.

The Programme is the first of its kind at any UK academic institution. Launched in October 2023, the Programme celebrates the life-writing of Jewish women often underrepresented in mainstream history accounts. The Programme is a three-term seminar series dedicated to exploring the diverse experiences of Jewish women across centuries, countries, and cultures.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organisers: Oxford Centre for Life Writing, Dr Kate Kennedy (University of Oxford), Dr Eleri Anona Watson (University of Oxford)
Web Address: https://oclw.web.ox.ac.uk/event/jewish-womens-voices-seminar-daisy-abboudi-tales-of-jewish-sudan
Organising department: Oxford Centre for Life-Writing

Talks:

Tuesday 20 May 2025

Jewish Women's Voices Seminar: Daisy Abboudi, ‘Tales of Jewish Sudan’
Date: 20 May 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Daisy Abboudi (Tales of Jewish Sudan), Dr Aviva Dautch (JW3 and London School of Jewish Studies)
Venue: Wolfson College, Linton Road OX2 6UD
Venue Details: The Buttery; accessibility information available here: https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/accessibility-wolfson-college
Organisers: Dr Eleri Anona Watson (University of Oxford), Oxford Centre for Life Writing
Hosts: Dr Eleri Anona Watson (University of Oxford), Oxford Centre for Life Writing

Tuesday 3 June 2025

Touching Photographs/Prompting Postmemories: A Conversation with Scholar Marianne Hirsch and Artist Sara Davidmann
Date: 3 June 2025, 14:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Professor Marianne Hirsch (Columbia University)
Venue: Wolfson College, Linton Road OX2 6UD
Venue Details: The Buttery; accessibility information available here: https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/accessibility-wolfson-college
Organisers: Dr Eleri Anona Watson (University of Oxford), Dr Kate Kennedy (University of Oxford), Oxford Centre for Life Writing
Host: Oxford Centre for Life Writing

Editors: Alice Little, Eleri Watson