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Alice Shalvi

Shalvi, Alice: See biographical entry.

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Suzy Yogev

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Ruth Muskal

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Alice Shalvi." (Viewed on December 13, 2024) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/shalvi-alice>.