America's Jewish Women is a thoughtful history of a group of diverse, passionate, contemplative, vocal and dynamic women, and is a welcome addition to the American historical canon.--Jordana Horn, New York Times Book Review [A] swift-paced and concise history of American Jewish women.Nadell fluidly intersperses thumbnail accounts of the famous and less so with a discussion of trends in American Jewish life.--Julia M. Klein, Forward A compelling and well-researched chronicle.The contributions of these remarkable women shine in Nadell's impressive book.--Julie Hale, BookPage Nadell presents an invaluable, recalibrating look at American, women's and Jewish history.--Booklist A fascinating portrait of American Jewish women.

--Kirkus Reviews Nadell has taken on a big job in covering such a multidimensional, important subject. Nadell does it in informative and succinct style, and the result is a readable, valuable text.--Publishers Weekly In America's Jewish Women , Pamela S. Nadell has done what would seem undoable: she has turned the diverse life stories of dozens of women across centuries of time into a mesmerizing whole. This is a book to read and reread, then sit back and contemplate, with a smile, the wondrous achievements of Jewish women in America.--Francine Klagsbrun, author of Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel Authoritative, comprehensive, and readable, this long-awaited book by one of the field's premier scholars is destined to become an instant classic. It takes its place as the definitive history of Jewish women in America.--Jonathan D.

Sarna, university professor and Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University, and author of American Judaism: A History No one is more suited to analyze the profound changes in the position and status of American Jewish woman than Pamela S. Nadell. With an expansive knowledge of both American Jewish history and women's history, she brings to this book unparalleled insights. This book is a great read that is both informative and highly engaging.--Deborah E. Lipstadt, author of Antisemitism: Here and Now From the justifiably famous to the undeservedly obscure, three centuries' worth of American Jewish women come to vibrant, edifying life in the pages of Pamela Nadell's book.

This is not a collection of biographies, but rather a seamlessly arranged narrative of the intersection of gender, religion, identity, immigration, and assimilation. It is essential reading for anyone who seeks a fully inclusive sense of American Jewish history.--Samuel Freedman, author of Jew v. Jew.