Link Roundup

Are all of you aware of This Week in History, JWA's incredible calendar of events in Jewish women's history? We try to make it as accessible as possible.

• Don't miss Renee Ghert-Zand's piece about JWA's On the Map project [Truth, Praise & Help]
• As a part of "Plan A," the campaign for comprehensive sex education, NCJW released a new factsheet on comprehensive sex ed's critical role in preventing and eliminating teen dating violenc

On Purim:

• Sisters in Arms: Playing the defiant Vashti in a Hebrew school Purim play awakened my inner feminist [Tablet]
• Purim is bittersweet--Minnesota Mamaleh [TC Jewfolk]
• Many takes on hamantaschen [MyJewishLearning]
• Unmasked: Has Purim replaced Passover as the best holiday vehicle for expressing individual Jewish identity? [Tablet]
• A strange holiday [Truth, Praise & Help]
• Esther and Vashti: Women to remember [Blogher]
• Purim FAQ [Tablet]
• Purim in Bulgaria--With Kaddish [Forward]
• What's up with Purim plays and carnivals? [MyJewishLearning]

We Remember:

• Yitta Schwartz, a member of the Satmar Hasidic sect, died at 93, leaving over 2,000 living descendents. [New York Times]
• Rosa Rein, a Swiss Jewish woman, died at 112. She was thought to be the world's oldest Jew. [Forward]

Not Yet Equal:

• What does Valentine's Day have to do with Judaism? [From the Rib?]
• Video dating for Orthodox singles? [Tablet]
• "Love is in the Air": a collection of stories about the first year of marriage.

• Jewish education takes on a new flavor at the Jewish Food Education Network. [eJewishPhilanthropy]
• Dan Friedman reviews Off and Running -- the story of an African American girl adopted by Jewish lesbian parents -- in the Forward.

• Get started with "Tu B'Shevat 101" [MyJewishLearning] or "Tu B'Shevat FAQ" [Tablet]
• What role have Jewish women played in environmental activism?

• Contrary to popular belief, feminism is good for marriage! [NYTimes] [Jezebel] [Feministe]

• This is interesting in light of the discussion taking place at The Sisterhood about feminism and the work/family balance.

• Ruth Messinger, of the American Jewish World Service, writes a call to action about the threat to human rights in Uganda that would give the state the right to kill homosexuals.

Since we celebrated the beginning of a new millenium, Jewish women have continued to make important "firsts" in a variety of fields, and have made their voices heard in the Jewish community, in American culture and politics, and in forums around the world.  Here are just some of the important events of this decade in Jewish women's history.  Please do add other important events and accomplishments in the comments.

Happy New Year everyone!