Lewin presents papers on modern Jewish American women writers

Judith Lewin, assistant professor of English and member of the programs in Women's and Gender Studies and Religious Studies, gave papers at the Association for Jewish Studies conference and the Modern Languages Association conference, in Washington, DC, in December.

The subject of both papers was contemporary Jewish American women writers, in particular Dara Horn ("In the Image") and Ruchama King ("Seven Blessings") who wrote first novels in 2002-03.