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The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women

Features thousands of biographic and thematic essays on Jewish women around the world. Learn more

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Activism
Ruth Ben Israel, 2014
Art
Theresa Bernstein, 1924
Business & Economics
Beatrice Alexander Working with Dolls
Education
Camp Modin
Family
Mania Shochat and Olga Belkind
Food
Alice Toklas and Gertrude Stein
Jewish History
The Women’s Mizrachi Federation in America, Detroit Meeting, circa 1960s
Jewish Holidays
Gurit Kadman and the First Israeli Folkdance Leadership Course in Tel Aviv, 1945
Media
Gertrude Berg in "Molly" as "Molly Goldberg"
Performing Arts
Theda Bara, 1915
Philanthropy and Volunteerism
Interior of the Clara de Hirsch Home for Working Girls
Politics and Government
Hannah Arendt at the University of Maryland, 1965
Religion
Annual Bat Mitzvah in Jamaica
Science
Marietta Blau at the Institute for Radium Research in Vienna, circa 1925
Sports
Nancy Lieberman at NBA All-Star Game, February 12, 2010
Writing
Myriam Anissimov, 2014

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