This Week in History

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September 25—October 1

1944

Birth of musician, writer, journalist, Eugenia Zukerman

Eugenia Zuckerman

September 25

1919

Emma Goldman Released from Jail and Then Reimprisoned

Emma Goldman's Deportation Portrait, 1919

September 27

1995

Honor for children's television activist Peggy Charren

Peggy Charren

September 29

1911

Writer Ruth Gruber born

Ruth Gruber, circa 1944

September 30

1997

Anita Diamant Publishes "The Red Tent"

Anita Diamant, 2010

October 1

1976

“One Day at a Time” starring Bonnie Franklin begins its second season.

Bonnie Franklin and the "One Day at a Time" Cast, 1975

September 28

1832

Birth of Victorian painter Rebecca Solomon

Rebecca Solomon's The Wounded Dove, 1866

September 26

2018

"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" wins 5 Primetime Emmy Awards

Rachel Brosnahan

September 27

2020

Chef and restaurant owner Leah Cohen releases her cookbook, “Lemongrass & Lime”

Lemongrass & Lime book cover

September 29

1967

Meskie Shibru, the First Professional Ethiopian Actress in Israel, is Born

Meskie Shibru

September 29

1922

Muralist Fanny Rabel is Born

Mexican-Jewish muralist Fanny Rabel

September 27

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