Never a Native by Alice Shalvi - ISBN: 9781905559985
Hardcover
Winner of 2018 National Jewish Book Award (USA)Professor, educator and feminist, Alice Shalvi has been a lifelong pioneer in women’s education, a social activist and inspirational public speaker.

Never a Native

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  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    19 September 2018

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Summary

Shalvi has been a pioneer in advancing the status of women in Israel and in religious girls’ education. She has been an active participant in peace dialogues and inter-religious initiatives and has been a social activist all her life.

Born in Germany in 1926 to Orthodox parents, Shalvi grew up in London and studied English at Cambridge, before moving to Jerusalem in 1949 where she went on to pursue a PhD at Hebrew University, eventually teaching English Literature.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781905559985
ISBN-10:1905559984
Author:Alice Shalvi
Publisher:Peter Halban Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Peter Halban Publishers Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:19 September 2018
Weight:700g
Dimensions:236mm x 158mm x 32mm
About The Author

Alice Shalvi

Born in Essen, Germany in 1926, Alice Shalvi and her family escaped Nazi Germany and established themselves in London. She read English at Cambridge and later emigrated to Israel in 1949, where she became enormously influential in women’s education, promoting women’s status, peace dialogues and challenging conventional religious practice. Her name is synonymous with social activism and achievement.

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