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This new online curriculum uses primary sources to explore the role of American Jews in the Civil Rights and Labor Movements. Educators working in both formal and informal settings can use the materials in their entirety or choose individual lessons to teach.

Discover, explore, and share the rich history of Jewish women

Pearl Lang

Originally published in The Jewish Week, 3/11/09 I was fortunate to see Pearl Lang dance in her signature piece, “Shirah” (...

May 21, 1907

Atlantic City hotel apologizes to Bertha Rayner Frank for anti-Jewish discrimination

The proprietors of the Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel in Atlantic City apologized to Bertha Rayner Frank for her experience with anti-Jewish...

Gravesite of Miriam Gratz Moses Cohen, niece of Rebecca Gratz

Savannah, GA

Miriam Gratz Moses was born October 25, 1808, one of nine children born to Solomon Moses and Rachel Gratz. She was raised by...

Ruby Blue

Singer and Yoga Teacher

Given the Indian name of Neeladevi by her guru in the late l960s, she became Swami Neeladevananda at her investiture in Orleans, France in 2005....

Joyce Brothers

During a public career spanning more than forty years, Dr. Joyce Brothers made the unlikely journey from housewife to celebrity quiz show...

20th Century CE

USA