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  1. "In The #Marital Knot: #Agunot in the #Ashkenazi Realm, 1648-1850 (Brandeis University Press), Dr. #NoaShashar of #SapirAcademicCollege in #Israel, has written an absolutely fascinating #book that details the plights of agunot from the time of the #Khmelnytskyuprising to 1850.

    While agunot today are a somewhat rare occurrence, in the period she writes of, wars, persecution, accidents, and natural disasters, as well as travel along dangerous roads, the possibility of assuming a false identity, and conversion to Christianity, all made agunot not uncommon in the least.

    The book details the lives of agunot during 1648-1850 and the men who brought about this situation. It traces the states of these #widows, whose husbands were nowhere to be found."

    blogs.timesofisrael.com/book-r

  2. @photography

    One of the widows tries to encourage a woman living on the streets to come to stay with her in a shelter. There is homelessness among the widows of #Vrindavan, and some are too traumatised by their past to be able to cope in the structured environment of a hostel.

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  3. @photography

    One of the widows tries to encourage a woman living on the streets to come to stay with her in a shelter. There is homelessness among the widows of #Vrindavan, and some are too traumatised by their past to be able to cope in the structured environment of a hostel.

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  4. @photography

    One of the widows tries to encourage a woman living on the streets to come to stay with her in a shelter. There is homelessness among the widows of #Vrindavan, and some are too traumatised by their past to be able to cope in the structured environment of a hostel.

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  5. @photography

    One of the widows tries to encourage a woman living on the streets to come to stay with her in a shelter. There is homelessness among the widows of #Vrindavan, and some are too traumatised by their past to be able to cope in the structured environment of a hostel.

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  6. @photography

    One of the widows tries to encourage a woman living on the streets to come to stay with her in a shelter. There is homelessness among the widows of #Vrindavan, and some are too traumatised by their past to be able to cope in the structured environment of a hostel.

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  7. @photography

    Widows wait outside Maitri ashram for a charitable distribution of milk and fruit. The ashram provides a home and meals for older widows in #Vrindavan

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  8. @photography

    Widows wait outside Maitri ashram for a charitable distribution of milk and fruit. The ashram provides a home and meals for older widows in #Vrindavan

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  9. @photography

    Widows wait outside Maitri ashram for a charitable distribution of milk and fruit. The ashram provides a home and meals for older widows in #Vrindavan

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  10. @photography

    Widows wait outside Maitri ashram for a charitable distribution of milk and fruit. The ashram provides a home and meals for older widows in #Vrindavan

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  11. @photography

    Widows wait outside Maitri ashram for a charitable distribution of milk and fruit. The ashram provides a home and meals for older widows in #Vrindavan

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  12. @photography

    Clad mostly in white and abstaining from celebrations, widows can be seen as bad luck. Many do not have identity cards and cannot vote, so are ignored by the authorities, leaving them excluded from welfare and support services. Many women in #Vrindavan struggle with depression, loneliness and isolation. They can find it hard to make friends, often longing for their past lives and blaming themselves for their misfortune.

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  13. @photography

    Clad mostly in white and abstaining from celebrations, widows can be seen as bad luck. Many do not have identity cards and cannot vote, so are ignored by the authorities, leaving them excluded from welfare and support services. Many women in #Vrindavan struggle with depression, loneliness and isolation. They can find it hard to make friends, often longing for their past lives and blaming themselves for their misfortune.

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  14. @photography

    Clad mostly in white and abstaining from celebrations, widows can be seen as bad luck. Many do not have identity cards and cannot vote, so are ignored by the authorities, leaving them excluded from welfare and support services. Many women in #Vrindavan struggle with depression, loneliness and isolation. They can find it hard to make friends, often longing for their past lives and blaming themselves for their misfortune.

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  15. @photography

    Clad mostly in white and abstaining from celebrations, widows can be seen as bad luck. Many do not have identity cards and cannot vote, so are ignored by the authorities, leaving them excluded from welfare and support services. Many women in #Vrindavan struggle with depression, loneliness and isolation. They can find it hard to make friends, often longing for their past lives and blaming themselves for their misfortune.

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  16. @photography

    Clad mostly in white and abstaining from celebrations, widows can be seen as bad luck. Many do not have identity cards and cannot vote, so are ignored by the authorities, leaving them excluded from welfare and support services. Many women in #Vrindavan struggle with depression, loneliness and isolation. They can find it hard to make friends, often longing for their past lives and blaming themselves for their misfortune.

    #India
    #women
    #widows

  17. Solace and sisterhood: the Indian holy city where ostracised widows find a new home

    Women from all over West Bengal and beyond travel to #Vrindavan for a life of prayer, many having suffered abuse, stigma and abandonment by families who see them as cursed. Up to 20,000 widows – nearly 20% of the city’s population – have found refuge in ashrams and shelters that have sprung up to support them

    Words and photographs by Rana Pandey

    @photography
    #India
    #widows

  18. Solace and sisterhood: the Indian holy city where ostracised widows find a new home

    Women from all over West Bengal and beyond travel to #Vrindavan for a life of prayer, many having suffered abuse, stigma and abandonment by families who see them as cursed. Up to 20,000 widows – nearly 20% of the city’s population – have found refuge in ashrams and shelters that have sprung up to support them

    Words and photographs by Rana Pandey

    @photography
    #India
    #widows

  19. Solace and sisterhood: the Indian holy city where ostracised widows find a new home

    Women from all over West Bengal and beyond travel to #Vrindavan for a life of prayer, many having suffered abuse, stigma and abandonment by families who see them as cursed. Up to 20,000 widows – nearly 20% of the city’s population – have found refuge in ashrams and shelters that have sprung up to support them

    Words and photographs by Rana Pandey

    @photography
    #India
    #widows

  20. Solace and sisterhood: the Indian holy city where ostracised widows find a new home

    Women from all over West Bengal and beyond travel to #Vrindavan for a life of prayer, many having suffered abuse, stigma and abandonment by families who see them as cursed. Up to 20,000 widows – nearly 20% of the city’s population – have found refuge in ashrams and shelters that have sprung up to support them

    Words and photographs by Rana Pandey

    @photography
    #India
    #widows