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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

Sondra Leiman

Sondra Leiman is a retired teacher of SAR Academy, a modern orthodox day school in Riverdale, New York where she taught for thirty-five years. She is the author of America: The Jewish Experience and an Atlas of Great Jewish Communities, both textbooks for grades five to seven.

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Dianne Feinstein

Dianne Feinstein, former mayor of San Francisco and United States senior senator from California since 1992, is a political pioneer and the oldest sitting U.S. senator. Throughout her career, Feinstein has earned a reputation as a leader, reformer, and principal member of the Democratic Party.