Judith Rosenbaum

Judith Rosenbaum is the CEO of the Jewish Women’s Archive, a pioneering digital public history organization that documents Jewish women’s stories, elevates their voices, and inspires them to be agents of change. JWA envisions a world that values the diversity and complexity of Jewish women and gender-expansive people, past and present, learning from their stories and inspiring future generations.

Under Judith’s leadership, JWA has expanded its reach to 15 million people around the world each year, launching new programs including the New York Times-recommended podcast Can We Talk? as well as a new, expanded edition of the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women and the new Pomegranate Writing Fellowship for Jewish Women of Color.

Judith has devoted her career to creating a more inclusive, feminist Jewish story and harnessing history as a tool for social change. An educator, historian, and writer, Judith earned a PhD in American Studies from Brown University, with a focus on women, gender, and social movements. As a Fulbright Fellow, she studied women’s collective communities in Israel. Judith teaches and lectures widely on Jewish studies and women’s studies. She has served on the faculty of the Bronfman Fellowship and is a Schusterman Senior Fellow. In 2025, she received Hebrew College’s Esther Award for Courageous Women’s Leadership.