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Yael S. Feldman

Yael S. Feldman is an American cultural historian and literary critic known for her work on Hebrew literature, comparative literature and feminist criticism.

born 1941Feminist Hebrew literary criticismNo Room of Their OwnResearch on national sacrifice

Born: 9 January 1941, Israel
Occupation: literary critic, literary theorist
Education: Columbia University, Tel Aviv University, Hebrew College

Yael S. Feldman was born in 1941 in Israel

Yael Feldman, born Keren-Or, was born in Israel on January 9, 1941.

She earned a BA in Hebrew and English literature from Tel Aviv University in 1967 and an MA in medieval Hebrew literature from Hebrew College in 1976. Her doctorate at Columbia University dealt with the Hebrew-American poet Gabriel Preil. She then did postdoctoral study at Columbia's center for psychoanalytic training and research.

Feldman is Professor Emerita of Hebrew Culture and Education at New York University. Her book No Room of Their Own (1999) was the first book-length feminist study of Israeli women writers. Her book Glory and Agony examined the idea of national sacrifice in modern Hebrew culture.

From 1985 to 2002 she was the culture and art editor of the Hebrew journal Ha-do'ar. She served on the editorial boards of several academic journals. She is a fellow of the American Academy for Jewish Research.

Milestones in Yael S. Feldman's life

1941
Born in Israel.
1967
Earned a BA from Tel Aviv University.
1976
Earned an MA from Hebrew College.
1985
Became culture and art editor of Ha-do'ar.
1986
Published her first book, on Gabriel Preil.
1992
Founded a discussion group for modern Hebrew literature at the Modern Language Association.
1999
Published No Room of Their Own.
2010
Glory and Agony was a National Jewish Book Awards finalist.