New book claims Shakespeare was actually Emilia Bassano, a dark-skinned Jewish woman poet. Author argues the famous playwright's identity has been wrong.

A Woman Is Responsible for Everything looks at the integral role of women in early modern Jewish communal life.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jewish women casting their votes in the New York City mayoral election face a choice between their priorities as Jews and as women ...

Rabbis and rabbinical students in the United States are more diverse than ever today, with increasing numbers of women and ...

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia supports organizations, like the Female Hebrew Benevolent Society, to empower women and care for those in need. (Courtesy of Getty Images) In the middle ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They spoke candidly with hosts Dax Shepard (Bell’s husband) and Monica Padman about their chemistry, as well as that ...

Jean Carroll is considered the first Jewish woman to do stand-up comedy. Now, an event aims to introduce New Yorkers to this influential yet little-known legend. Before there was Joan Rivers and Susie ...

The US Naval Academy has returned photos and memorabilia of Jewish women after they were “mistakenly removed” from a display to apparently comply with diversity, equity, and inclusion directives from ...

On the second floor of a nondescript commercial building in Gravesend, Brooklyn, is a small artists’ studio. There, four long wooden tables are pushed together to create one massive table covered with ...