Joyce Antler is the Samuel Lane Professor of American Jewish History and Culture at Brandeis University, where she teaches in the American Studies Department and Women's and Gender Studies Program. Her major fields of interest include women's history, American Jewish history and culture, the history of education, and history as theater.
 
She is the author or editor of ten books, including, most recently, You Never Call! You Never Write! A History of the Jewish Mother. With Elinor Fuchs, she is the author of the prize-winning documentary drama, Year One of the Empire: A Play of American Politics, War and Protest, which was performed off-Broadway in 2008. She lectures frequently on women's history and on the Jewish American experience, and tours with her daughter, comedian Lauren Antler, with a program about Jewish mothers and daughters.
 
News
  • You Never Call! You Never Write! A History of the Jewish Mother is now out in paperback from Oxford University Press.
  • Joyce Antler appears with her daughter, comedian Lauren Antler, in a joint lecture/performance about the Jewish mother at the Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, MA, on June 8.
  • Year One of the Empire concluded its successful, month-long run in New York City at the end of March. A new edition of the documentary drama is in progress.
  • Joyce Antler will be the Goren-Goldstein Research Scholar at the Center for American Jewish History at New York University for the academic year 2008-2009.
  • An Honorable Mention Recipient of the Sophie Brody Medal for distinguished contribution to Jewish literature, Joyce Antler will speak at the Literary Tastes breakfast of the Annual Conference of the American Library Association on June 29.
  • Recipient of the Abram Sachar Medallion for distinguished service to the Brandeis University Women's Committee, June 3.
  • Recipient of the Harry S. Levitan Education Prize, Brandeis University, May 18.