 Oden also spent three months in Israel in the early 1950s during the "In-gathering," when numerous Israelis from around the world migrated to the newly founded state of Israel.When Oden returned to New York, she moved to lower Manhattan to an apartment on East Fourth Street where she lived for many years.From 1961 to 1978, Oden served in various editorial positions with academic journals and publishing houses including as editor of the "American Journal of Physics".