Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Jewish Women

Template
I've created a barebones project template at Template:WPJW. An appropriate image would be nice, although finding something that captures the broad scope of this project might be tricky.Kschlot1 (talk) 02:15, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Just to let you know
I have changed the default sort so that this wikiproject shows up next to other women's projects in Category:WikiProjects relevant for countering systemic bias. Please notify me if you have any concerns. XOttawahitech (talk) 01:45, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Category:Jewish women
I thought I would start traversing Category:Jews to locate women who can be added to Category:Jewish women (to make it easier to add them to this project). The first article I stumbled on was Emily Bazelon. After I added her to the category, it occured to me to check to see if she is identified as Jewish in the text of the article, and to my surprise she was not. Just wondering... XOttawahitech (talk) 01:12, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

It's not cited in the WP article, but this interview with the Arizona Jewish Post makes clear Bazelon is of Jewish descent and belongs to a Reform synagogue. This could be added to the article. Kschlot1 (talk) 13:15, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

Assessment table
I am slowly adding this project's banner to Jewish women article talkpages and am wondering where the assessment table is for this wikiproject. Thanks in advance, XOttawahitech (talk) 15:39, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

As yet, we don't have an assessment table. It's on my to-do list to add one and put it into the banner template, adapted from the WikiProject_Women%27s_History/Assessment - I will try to get to it soon we won't have banner-tagged pages without ratings. Kschlot1 (talk) 16:04, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

I've added an assessment option to the template and an assessment page -- let me know if I missed anything (this is pretty deep wiki territory for me). Kschlot1 (talk) 17:18, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Good luck
Good luck on the new project. i just added Leah Vincent to your project, as well as the larger judaism project. look forward to seeing an assessment table. I may try to add some pages to this project as i think of it.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 16:34, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
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Notice and invitation

 * 1) There is a redirect discussion that may be of interest to this group.
 * 2) Have you heard of the Kaffeeklatsch? It is a test area for women to hear and support each other. The idea came about as a result of a discussion at meta regarding my IdeaLab proposal (yet open) for WikiProject Women.
 * Now that the klatsch has survived an MfD and WMF legal has said that it does not violate the non discrimination policy, I am looking for women editors who might like to join.


 * Although I have started a couple of discussions, they are not urgent. For now, the "Please introduce yourself" discussion is more important! I want to take it slow at first and build a small group before trying to address heavy topics or come up with big goals. For now, the klatsch is there as a sort of refuge. I hope you will consider joining, and invite other women editors, too, if you wish.

--Lightbreather (talk) 16:01, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

Re-organization of WikiProject Women
There currently is a discussion about the future organization of WikiProject Women and several other women-related Wikiprojects and taskforces at the above link. Some aspects may be of interests to editors of this project and your participation in the discussion would be appreciated. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 12:09, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Women in Jewish History 2016 NYC and virtual edit-a-thons
Hi ! There are two edit-a-thons in the works that I wanted to let you know about. First, on June 5th, there will be a Women in Jewish History 2016 edit-a-thon, much like the one we held in 2014. We're also collaborating with Women in Red on a virtual edit-a-thon on Jewish women for the whole month of June (Celebrating Women in Jewish History). Both link out to WikiProject Jewish Women for editing ideas. Would it be okay if both of these were listed in your events section, or otherwise indicated/communicated to participants in WikiProject Jewish Women? --Lange.lea (talk) 12:17, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Invitation to Women in Architecture & Women in Archaeology editathons
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January 2017 at Women in Red
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Invitation to Women in Red's Role Models editathon on Women's Colleges
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Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon in Portland, Oregon: Jewish Women Artists (March 8)
On March 8 (International Women's Day), and as part of the Art+Feminism project, Shoshana Gugenheim and the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education will be hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to create and improve articles about Jewish women artists. Click here for more information. You can also express interest or suggest article to create or improve here. Remote participation is also welcome! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:37, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Roseanne Barr GAR
I've started WP:Good article reassessment/Roseanne Barr/1 and welcome input from others. Snuggums (talk / edits) 22:19, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

Belle de Jour (writer) listed at Requested moves
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RfC at Roseanne Barr
There is an RfC at the Roseanne Barr talk page found here that members of this project might be interested in taking part in. -- ψλ  ● ✉ ✓ 01:59, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Women in Green – call for participants
Hello all – I'd like to invite you to join Women in Green, WikiProject Women's article improvement department. The department has not been an active project in the past, but we are now working on kickstarting new collaborative work between editors to improve existing articles about women and women's works. If this sounds like something you're interested in, please add your name to Women in Green's list of active participants! You can check out more details of our discussions so far on the Women in Green talk page. Alanna the Brave (talk) 23:49, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Wiki Women in Red - a proposed User Group
Having worked for 2 years editing articles for Women In Red, a group of organizers have concluded that sourcing is one of the biggest hurdles in creating articles on women and non-binary genders. Though it is true that a lot of sourcing simply doesn’t exist, it is also true that there are sources, but we have no access to them. As these groups did not typically become subjects for academic study until the 1970s, many of the sources are not on line or are behind paywalls. Failure to include women and non-binary people in the encyclopedia presents a one-dimensional view of society and history. To address those issues, we are forming a new User Group aimed at referencing and support for like-minded groups and would appreciate your input or input from your supporters in our organizational process. See link: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Women_in_Red MauraWen (talk) 09:20, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

Women in Red November 2018
In November 2018, Women in Red is focusing on Religion.--Ipigott (talk) 12:25, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

FAC for Working Group (resistance organization)
The Working Group was a Holocaust resistance organization led by a woman, Gisi Fleischmann, whose contribution has been discussed in terms of gender studies. All comments are welcome. Catrìona (talk) 22:24, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

Question about nationality and identity at Hannah Arendt
There is a perpetual disagreement happening at this article on how best to identify Hannah Arendt. The current version of the article refers to her as German, which in her writings she identified as. However, she was also Jewish and in her writings she also self-identifies as Jewish -- in fact, she states in one essay that if she has to be identified as one thing only, it would be Jewish, given the scope of her work. Further complicating things is her residence in the US for decades. I just reverted a convoluted phrasing borrowed from the German Wikipedia (although it wasn't accurately translated): "German and American Jewish". No consensus has ever been reached and I believe the article just defaults to German at this point. I cannot find any guidelines on the proper way to identify someone who is unambiguously Jewish but is also identified as a nationality. It appears that local article-based conventions apply, so there is little or no consistency. I was hoping that someone in this WikiProject would be able to provide an answer.  freshacconci  (✉) 21:06, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

RfC notice: Jewish religious clothing
A Request for Comment that may be relevant to this WikiProject is open at. Ibadibam (talk) 05:32, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

A new newsletter directory is out!
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Emma Lyon (poet) listed at Requested moves
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Mary, mother of Jesus listed at Requested moves
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C. Doris Hellman
I have created an article for a subject listed by this project as in need of creation, C. Doris Hellman. However, although I can document that she was a long-term supporter of the Jewish Foundation for Education of Girls, that her husband was president of the Jewish Guild for the Blind, and that she is listed in the Encyclopedia of Jewish Women, I don't have a source explicitly saying she was Jewish, and so I have not put that into the article about her. If anyone can dig up such a source, that would be helpful. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:01, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

Request for information on WP1.0 web tool
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Identifying who is Jewish
I was wondering how do you define who is Jewish on Wikipedia since being Jewish seems to cross between religious and ethnic/cultural categories (i left the same post on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Judaism). What would be sufficient sourcing? I have searched all the relevant help pages but cannot seem to find a definitive answer. Assigning religious identity to living people requires self-identification (BLPCAT) while deceased people may be identified without self-identification (e.g. "services were held at Temple xxxx"). Being Jewish as an ethnicity does not seem to require such a high hurdle (ETHNICRACECAT). I was told that in order to designate a person as Jewish I would need multiple irrevocable sources that specifically state that the reference is referring to ethnicity in order to include. As most citations do not specify whether the subject is Jewish by faith or descent, they would not be sufficient. For example, Edits to Maurice Kremer (1824–1907) have been removed since I do not have multiple sources and the one I do have does not specify whether it refers to religion or ethnicity. and Evelyn Danzig Haas have been removed despite having an interview where she states she was confirmed and her parents attended temple during the high holy days and despite her funeral being held at Congregation Emanu-El (San Francisco) For living people, I am told that I need to demonstrate a verified consensus of reliable sources that indicate that their being Jewish is key to their notability in addition to self-identification. see Bruce Berkowitz with three sources deemed insufficient
 * The Jewish Businessman Who Beats Warren Buffett At His Own Game. 19 July 2009
 * Forbes: "Bruce Berkowitz Dances Quietly to the Beat of His Own Investment Drum" "He is of Jewish descent and is active in his community. The value investor donated $6.75 million to the Center for Jewish History in 2011."

If this is the standard, it seems that there will be very few Jewish biographies left (I was perusing "Jewish writers" and very few would stand up to this level of scrutiny).Patapsco913 (talk) 18:51, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't think this project is very active and it's been a while since your question, but in case it hasn't been answered then you are right, those restrictions you mention are far too high. I came here today to look at the talkpage banner in terms of importance assessment and some of that is relevant to your question: any living person who has self-identified as Jewish either culturally/religiously or ethnically, and any deceased person identified as Jewish, is included. The article is a higher level of importance if their Jewish identity holds some significance, but it does not have to be "key" to their notability - that would limit a Jewish identity to people like Anne Frank, and rabbis and theologians, which is backwards thinking since most Jewish people are those practicing under rabbis! For the example I came here looking at - Dianna Agron - we can see multiple sources confirming she is both ethnically and religiously Jewish, and there are sources on the relevance of this identity in terms of her career, but since her Wikipedia page was created back in 2006 before her religion was widely known, and her most famous role is a Christian, it's not the reason she is notable. By that measure, even Mary, mother of Jesus would not be allowed. So if you have sources making it explicit the person is Jewish, you can use it, just don't put it in the infobox unless there's a good reason. Kingsif (talk) 11:06, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

FYI
A discussion of Lists of Jewish people on the Administrators' noticeboard has been started. I would imagine it will also encompass what sourcing is required to define someone as Jewish.Patapsco913 (talk) 14:21, 31 December 2019 (UTC)

Carolyn Goodman (politician) listed at Requested moves
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Jessica Krug academic scandal listed at Requested moves
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Infoboxes
Hi, I started adding infoboxes based on the project's requests and they are being reverted due to an editor's dislike of them. I wanted to let you know. I'd like guidance on how to proceed. I'd like to continue adding them. Thanks. Nashona (talk) 16:11, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Scope of Project? - Should all articles on Template:Women in Judaism be linked to this WP Project?
Hi All,

I've recently made Template:Women in Judaism as a navbox for general articles that were linked on the women in Judaism page (e.g. articles on Jewish women's history, religious roles, customs, etc.).

Currently, I have around 50 pages linked, and I thought to link the WP project on each of those pages. But I want to confirm that the scope of this project is meant to include those... Please advise!

Thanks, I.am.a.qwerty (talk) 13:44, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Rashida Jones listed at Requested moves
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Margot Heumann listed at Requested moves
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Mary, mother of Jesus listed at Requested moves
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Lee Grant listed at Requested moves
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Good Article Editathon event in October 2022
 Hello WikiProject Jewish Women:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a  month-long Good Article Editathon event in October 2022!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2022, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event – Wildcard Edition! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to any and all women and women's works during the event period. Want to improve an article about a Bollywood actress? Go for it. A pioneering female scientist? Absolutely. An award-winning autobiography by a woman? Yes! GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to receive a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there! Goldsztajn (talk) 01:18, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Project-independent quality assessments
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Peer review for Elisabeth Geleerd
A peer review has been opened for Elisabeth Geleerd, an article under the scope of this WikiProject, to potentially prepare it for featured article candidacy. Interested editors are invited to participate at the discussion page. Vaticidalprophet 23:03, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Gender and Jewish studies listed at Requested moves
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Requested move at Talk:Madonna
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