When History Repeats

Lily Winner and immigration, then and now

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Ninety-one years ago today, journalist and playwright Lily Winner published an essay in The Nation entitled "American Emigrés.&q

May Day: Celebrating through protest

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Happy May Day! Originally, May Day was a pagan springtime festival, roots of which survive in the traditions of flower-festooned maypoles and the crowning of the “Queen of the May.” Since the late 19th century, it has also been a workers’ holiday. Though in the US it has been officially replaced (and I would argue, coopted) by Labor Day in September, May Day remains an occasion for social protest of many kinds.

Liberals Are That Way Too?

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Rick, Danny, Jonah, Mark and Brad. One might think this is a list of possible names for you new baby boy.

"In the Land of Blood and Honey" premieres at Holocaust Memorial Museum

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"In the Land of Blood and Honey" poster

Angelina Jolie (not a Jewess but a definite do-gooder) visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum last week to premiere 1 comment

They will spit: In the tradition of Miriam, Jewish women will continue to challenge the establishment

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Miriam and Aaron complain against Moses

The ultra-orthodox establishment in Israel is reportedly losing sleep over women’s demands for equality.

And the winner is... Women of Valor!

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Leah Wolff-Pellingra is the winner of our contest to rename the History Makers series with her suggestion, "Women of Va

Hot Buttons: Conversations Without Women are Not Cool

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Gail Reimer

A little over 15 years ago, I found my calling. While attending a Jewish Funder’s Network conference, I received a monograph on Jewish social justice circulated to all conference participants.

Her Hat Was In The Ring: New site shares stories of women in politics before 1920

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Rose Schneiderman

Kristen Gwinn, Wendy Chmielewski, and Jill Norgren, students of women's history, had a goal: To explore whether women ran for elective office in substantial numbers before ratification of the Ninet