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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 14 October 2025
Jewish Women’s Voices Seminar: Vera Fine-Grodzinski, ‘Peggy Guggenheim: American Heiress, Feminist, and Champion of Modernist Art’
Date: 14 October 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker
:
Dr Vera Fine-Grodzinski (Oxford Centre for Life-Writing)
Venue: Buttery,
Venue Details: The Buttery and via Zoom; accessibility information available here: https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/accessibility-wolfson-college
Organisers:
Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (University of Oxford),
Dr Eleri Anona Watson (University of Oxford),
Dr Kate Kennedy (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 11 November 2025
Jewish Women’s Voices Seminar: Susan Kahn, 'Canine Pioneer: The Extraordinary Life of Rudolphina Menzel'
Date: 11 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker
:
Prof Susan Kahn (Harvard)
Venue: Buttery,
Venue Details: The Buttery and via Zoom; accessibility information available here: https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/accessibility-wolfson-college
Organisers:
Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (University of Oxford),
Dr Eleri Anona Watson (University of Oxford),
Dr Kate Kennedy (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Jewish Women’s Voices Seminar: 'The Third Reich of Dreams': Amanda Rubin-Lewis and Devorah Baum in Conversation
Date: 25 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker
s:
Dr Devorah Baum (University of Southampton),
Amanda Rubin-Lewis (Director)
Venue: Buttery,
Venue Details: The Buttery and via Zoom; accessibility information available here: https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/accessibility-wolfson-college
Organisers:
Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (University of Oxford),
Dr Eleri Anona Watson (University of Oxford),
Dr Kate Kennedy (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (University of Oxford)
Editors:
Alice Little,
Eleri Watson
