The story of the sisters of the bund

Abstract

The Jewish worker's movement provided a major impetus towards sexual egalitarianism in the Jewish subsociety in Russia. Although many goals of the movement remain elusive, its effect on the lives of Jewish women has proved its most enduring, though not totally realized, achievement. This study aims to trace the evolution of women's roles in Jewish life, encompassing the developmental process of change through education and participation in the movement. The movement began as an outgrowth of its members' participation in the Russian radical activities of the 1870s and culminated in the formation of the Jewish Bund in 1897.