The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women

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Orit Navot

Orit Navot received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees at Ben-Gurion University, Israel. Her specialization is in historical and ethical issues. Her researches deal with an historical overview of the developing medical ethics culture in the new Jewish settlement in the Holy Land during the years 1840–1940.

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Annie Edith Landau

As an educator in Jerusalem at the beginning of the twentieth century, Annie Edith Landau established new standards both in educational methods and in the cultural, ethical, and health arenas, while at the same time setting an example of polite and civilized behavior.