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'''Jane Evans''' (1907–2004) was the Executive Director of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods (now the [[Women of Reform Judaism]]) from 1933 to 1976.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://tmt.urj.net/archives/2socialaction/101105.htm |title=10 Minutes of Torah - 350 Years of Jews in America |publisher=Tmt.urj.net |date= |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://reformjudaismmag.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=3144 |title=Reform Judaism Magazine - Sisterhood Timeline |publisher=Reformjudaismmag.org |date= |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://urj.org/about/union/leadership/yoffie/evans/ |title=Evans |publisher=URJ |date= |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref> She was its first full-time Executive Director, as from 1913 until 1933 (its first twenty years) the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods was led by volunteer presidents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.rj.org/wrj/2013/03/12/jane-evans-of-blessed-memory-one-of-a-kind/ |title=Jane Evans, of Blessed Memory – One of a Kind | Women of Reform Judaism |publisher=Blogs.rj.org |date=2013-03-12 |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jwa.org/thisweek/apr/29/1957/jane-evans |title=This Week in History - Reform Judaism leader Jane Evans argues for ordination of women rabbis | Jewish Women's Archive |publisher=Jwa.org |date=1957-04-29 |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref> Evans also became president of the National Peace Conference in 1950.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jwa.org/thisweek/apr/29/1957/jane-evans |title=This Week in History - Reform Judaism leader Jane Evans argues for ordination of women rabbis | Jewish Women's Archive |publisher=Jwa.org |date=1957-04-29 |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref> |
'''Jane Evans''' (1907–2004) was the Executive Director of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods (now the [[Women of Reform Judaism]]) from 1933 to 1976.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://tmt.urj.net/archives/2socialaction/101105.htm |title=10 Minutes of Torah - 350 Years of Jews in America |publisher=Tmt.urj.net |date= |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://reformjudaismmag.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=3144 |title=Reform Judaism Magazine - Sisterhood Timeline |publisher=Reformjudaismmag.org |date= |accessdate=2013-10-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005111338/http://reformjudaismmag.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=3144 |archivedate=2013-10-05 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://urj.org/about/union/leadership/yoffie/evans/ |title=Evans |publisher=URJ |date= |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref> She was its first full-time Executive Director, as from 1913 until 1933 (its first twenty years) the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods was led by volunteer presidents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.rj.org/wrj/2013/03/12/jane-evans-of-blessed-memory-one-of-a-kind/ |title=Jane Evans, of Blessed Memory – One of a Kind | Women of Reform Judaism |publisher=Blogs.rj.org |date=2013-03-12 |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jwa.org/thisweek/apr/29/1957/jane-evans |title=This Week in History - Reform Judaism leader Jane Evans argues for ordination of women rabbis | Jewish Women's Archive |publisher=Jwa.org |date=1957-04-29 |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref> Evans also became president of the National Peace Conference in 1950.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jwa.org/thisweek/apr/29/1957/jane-evans |title=This Week in History - Reform Judaism leader Jane Evans argues for ordination of women rabbis | Jewish Women's Archive |publisher=Jwa.org |date=1957-04-29 |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref> |
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Evans supported ordination for women. On April 29, 1957, she spoke to 1,000 delegates at a biennial general assembly meeting of the [[Union for Reform Judaism]] (then called the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC)) in favor of ordaining women, a speech which the New York Times called a "strong plea," though the UAHC took no action.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jwa.org/thisweek/apr/29/1957/jane-evans |title=This Week in History - Reform Judaism leader Jane Evans argues for ordination of women rabbis | Jewish Women's Archive |publisher=Jwa.org |date=1957-04-29 |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref> While Evans was still Executive Director of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods in 1963, it approved a resolution at its biennial assembly calling on the UAHC, the [[Central Conference of American Rabbis]], and the [[Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion]] to move forward on the ordination of women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jwa.org/thisweek/apr/29/1957/jane-evans |title=This Week in History - Reform Judaism leader Jane Evans argues for ordination of women rabbis | Jewish Women's Archive |publisher=Jwa.org |date=1957-04-29 |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref> |
Evans supported ordination for women. On April 29, 1957, she spoke to 1,000 delegates at a biennial general assembly meeting of the [[Union for Reform Judaism]] (then called the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC)) in favor of ordaining women, a speech which the New York Times called a "strong plea," though the UAHC took no action.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jwa.org/thisweek/apr/29/1957/jane-evans |title=This Week in History - Reform Judaism leader Jane Evans argues for ordination of women rabbis | Jewish Women's Archive |publisher=Jwa.org |date=1957-04-29 |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref> While Evans was still Executive Director of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods in 1963, it approved a resolution at its biennial assembly calling on the UAHC, the [[Central Conference of American Rabbis]], and the [[Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion]] to move forward on the ordination of women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jwa.org/thisweek/apr/29/1957/jane-evans |title=This Week in History - Reform Judaism leader Jane Evans argues for ordination of women rabbis | Jewish Women's Archive |publisher=Jwa.org |date=1957-04-29 |accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref> |
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Jane Evans (1907–2004) was the Executive Director of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods (now the Women of Reform Judaism) from 1933 to 1976.[1][2][3] She was its first full-time Executive Director, as from 1913 until 1933 (its first twenty years) the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods was led by volunteer presidents.[4][5] Evans also became president of the National Peace Conference in 1950.[6] Evans supported ordination for women. On April 29, 1957, she spoke to 1,000 delegates at a biennial general assembly meeting of the Union for Reform Judaism (then called the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC)) in favor of ordaining women, a speech which the New York Times called a "strong plea," though the UAHC took no action.[7] While Evans was still Executive Director of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods in 1963, it approved a resolution at its biennial assembly calling on the UAHC, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, and the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion to move forward on the ordination of women.[8]
In 2003 Rabbi Adrienne Scott, who was then a rabbinic student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, wrote her thesis on Jane Evans, titled An Analysis of Dr. Jane Evans' Professional Contributions to the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods; it is the first and as of 2005 the only full-length study of Evans' life.[1]
The Jane Evans Papers are now held in the American Jewish Archives, where they were donated by the Union for Reform Judaism in June 2004.[9]
References
- ^ a b "10 Minutes of Torah - 350 Years of Jews in America". Tmt.urj.net. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ^ "Reform Judaism Magazine - Sisterhood Timeline". Reformjudaismmag.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Evans". URJ. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ^ "Jane Evans, of Blessed Memory – One of a Kind | Women of Reform Judaism". Blogs.rj.org. 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ^ "This Week in History - Reform Judaism leader Jane Evans argues for ordination of women rabbis | Jewish Women's Archive". Jwa.org. 1957-04-29. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ^ "This Week in History - Reform Judaism leader Jane Evans argues for ordination of women rabbis | Jewish Women's Archive". Jwa.org. 1957-04-29. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ^ "This Week in History - Reform Judaism leader Jane Evans argues for ordination of women rabbis | Jewish Women's Archive". Jwa.org. 1957-04-29. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ^ "This Week in History - Reform Judaism leader Jane Evans argues for ordination of women rabbis | Jewish Women's Archive". Jwa.org. 1957-04-29. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ^ "Jane Evans Papers". Americanjewisharchives.org. Retrieved 2013-10-03.