Susan Weidman Schneider
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Susan Weidman Schneider | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 17, 1944 |
| Occupation | Editor-in-chief, author |
Susan Weidman Schneider (born March 17, 1944) is a Canadian author, activist and editor of the feminist magazine Lilith. She has written several books and articles on a variety of topics including intermarriage, fertility, domestic abuse, conversion, Orthodoxy and feminism and LGBTQ issues.[1]
Susan Weidman Schneider was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and grew up in a secular Jewish family. Her father was Sydney Herbert Weidman who worked as a wholesale grocer in his family business. Her mother, Zora Zagrabelna, attended university in an era when many girls did not and was an active member in the Jewish theatre scene and the Jewish Women's Musical Club. She acted in Yiddish theater troupes and wrote and directed plays for young adults.[2]
During her childhood, Susan Weidman Schneider was an active member of her synagogue, in Jewish youth groups, and in an interfaith organization. In 1961, she started studying at Brandeis University. She described this time as her "political awakening".[1]
In 1969, Weidman Schneider married Bruce Schneider, a doctor, and they moved several times within the United States and to Israel. The couple had three children: Benjamon (*1969), Rachel (*1973) and Yael (*1982).
