RBG’S BRAVE & BRILLIANT WOMEN
SELECTED BOOK REVIEWS & Interviews
JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service is marking Justice Ginsburg’s second yahrzeit with this interview of Nadine Epstein by anchor Teisha Bader. Nadine shares memories of RBG and talks about what we can all learn from the amazing women in "RBG’s Brave and Brilliant Women."
JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service
September 20, 2022
Mom’s Don’t Have Time To Read Books podcast
July 20, 2022
Editor-in-chief and CEO of Moment Magazine Nadine Epstein joins Zibby to discuss her new book, RBG's Brave & Brilliant Women, and the special relationship she had with the late Supreme Court justice. The two talk about how Nadine and Justice Ginsburg crafted a list of over 150 inspiring women which was whittled down to the 33 present in the book, why it was important to Justice Ginsburg that the book be targeted to all readers, and how Justice Ginsburg shaped Nadine's personal life. Nadine also shares the story of why she ultimately bought Moment Magazine and tells Zibby about the various projects she's working on.
Binah Show - Michael Krasny interviewed Nadine Epstein about “RBG’s Brave & Brilliant Women” book for seven JCC’s in the Bay Area including San Francisco, Marin County, Palo Alto, Foster City, East Bay, Sonoma and Los Gatos sponsored by the Taube Foundation.
KALW Public Media / 91.7 FM Bay Area
April 2022
“The Best Books About Ruth Bader Ginsburg for Kids of All Ages. Collective biographies like this can get boring quickly, but this is cleverly designed and does a great job of making connections between the lives of these women and the present day. If you’re looking for a book to give as a bar/bat mitzvah gift, this is an excellent pick.”
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RBG’s Women. A journalist and a Supreme Court justice’s final passion project shines a light on Jewish role models. In October 2019, Nadine Epstein C’78 G’78 visited Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s chambers, just as she had multiple times before. Inside the wood-paneled rooms, surrounded by art that Ginsburg had carefully selected, photos she’d taken with theater and opera luminaries, and awards that she’d won, the two women got to talking about role models.
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The Pennsylvania Gazette
By Molly Petrilla
February 21, 2022
“In these days of strife and division, it has been difficult to come to terms with the loss of such a staunch advocate of equal justice under the law for all as Justice Ginsburg. Yet, this charming book provides unique insight not only into what the Justice was pondering in the final year of her life, and the heroines that helped shape her worldview, but in the legacy she wanted to leave behind.”
Forbes
January 24, 2022
by Melanie Fine
The Australian Jewish News
January 17, 2022
By Jessica Abelsohn
NEW BOOK FOR YOUNG WOMEN Be brave. Be bold. Be brilliant. Ruth Bader Ginsburg continues to inspire the next generation of young women. The AJN looks at RBG's Brave & Brilliant Women – a book created by the late Supreme Court Justice and Nadine Epstein, showing that just as women who came before us changed history, so too can you.
I just took a peek at my early notes for the book and the criteria went something like this: “A woman who defied the stereotypes of her time to be a pioneer or amazing success in her field or who saved people, made discoveries or created positive change in the world. She refused to be defined by the expectations and limitations of her time. Her path paved the way for the advancement of women and/or influenced the trajectory of the Jewish people and/or all people. She was not male-defined. She was not only a good and patient wife, a martyr, or a victim. She was a woman whose life and achievements, in the face of gender discrimination and other obstacles, we can learn from and be inspired by today. She was and is a role model.”
Jewish Book Council
By Nadine Epstein
December 20, 2021
A Mighty Girl books
December 2021
Voted one of "A Mighty Girl's 2021 Books of the Year!
group of brave and brilliant Jewish female role models — selected in collaboration with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and including an introduction written by the iconic Supreme Court justice herself! Working with her friend, journalist Nadine Epstein, RBG selected over thirty trailblazers who chose not to settle for the rules and beliefs of their time. They did not accept what the world told them they should be. Like RBG, they dreamed big, worked hard, and forged their own paths to become who they deserved to be.
“The women display a vast range of achievements, approaches to overcoming obstacles, and fields of interest (women of color are notably missing). The main text is more informational than inspirational, but RBG's direct involvement in the project adds cachet. A short blurb following each profile connects the topic to contemporary issues.”
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“RBG’s Brave and Brilliant Women would make a great bat mitzvah or bar mitzvah gift. It’s a handsome volume with well-written pieces on women whose stories will motivate today’s Jewish youth to greatness. RBG’s Brave and Brilliant Women is filled with well-researched Jewish content. The book will edify Jewish girls and boys alike.”
Sydney Taylor Shmooze Blog
by Stacy Nockowitz
December 6. 2021
Voted on of SLJ/s Best books of 2021!
School Libaray Journal (SLJ)
December 2021
Nadine Epstein was interviewed by Corey Nathan about the Role Model Project which was established in memory of her dear friend Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with whom she collaborated on Nadine’s latest book RBG’S BRAVE & BRILLIANT WOMEN: 33 Jewish Women to Inspire Everyone.
Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other podcast
December 2021
“Epstein’s premise is important and should not be overlooked. She frames the struggles, setbacks, and accomplishments of RBG’s “brave and brilliant” icons within Jewish history and culture, yet she also aims her book at a broader audience. Jewish women who broke the mold within their fields can inspire non-Jews as well. This highly recommended collection includes a prologue and an afterword, “A Call to Action,” explaining the book’s origins and purpose.”
Voted one of the Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2021—”Profiling women who range from politicians to scientists and mathematicians to artists to educators to freedom fighters, from women who lived in the Middle East to those from Europe or the United States, this book offers an excellent smorgasbord of accomplished Jewish women.?
Tablet Magazine
By Rachel Fremmer
November 18, 2021
“Author, journalist and CEO of Moment magazine Nadine Epstein has created a Jewish community in her work and relationships. Epstein’s friendship with the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg led to the new book “RBG’s Brave & Brilliant Women: 33 Jewish Women to Inspire Everyone.”’
Washington Jewish Week,
(Cover story)
by Benjamin Kahn
November 15, 2021
In 2019, the author began working with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to compile a list of 33 individuals from ancient times to today and from all over the world who “were guided or shaped by Jewish beliefs or values” and “transcended what was expected, allowed, or tolerated for a woman of their time.”
School Library Journal
(SLJ)
November 1, 2021
In 2019, Moment magazine editor Nadine Epstein sat down with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to discuss the importance of Jewish role models. The two came up with a list of 150 women “with indomitable energy who moved the world forward,” writes Epstein.
Nadine Epstein was interviewed by John Fugelsang about her new book, RBG's Brave & Brilliant Women: 33 Jewish Women to Inspire Everyone.
Tell Me Everything
with John Fugelsang
SiriusXM Progress ch. 127
November 1, 2021
Nadine Epstein is the author of the new book RBG's Brave & Brilliant Women: 33 Jewish Women to Inspire Everyone. She collaborated on the book with the late Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Epstein's other work includes the book Elie Wiesel: An Extraordinary Life and Legacy. She is the editor in chief and CEO of Moment Magazine.
Book Q&A’s with Deborah Kalb
October 28, 2021
“Epstein (with input from Ginsburg) offers portraits of 33 Jewish women, from Biblical times to the present, whose life’s work embodied Jewish values and beliefs and whose paths transcended gender expectations for their era.”
Booklist
September 15, 2021
Starred review by Kay Weisman
Fascinating in its breadth and depth, this historical picture book explores the contributions of known and unknown Jewish female heroes. RBG's Brave and Brilliant Women: 33 Jewish Women to Inspire Everyone, begins in ancient times with a prophet and matriarch from the Old Testament and spans the ages to mention the first Jewish female astronaut. History books have overlooked many of these women whose achievements shaped the world as we know it -- including groundbreaking social activists, mathematicians, musicians, and physicists whose influence were left out of history books.
Common Sense Media
2021
Starred review by Joly Herman