This Week in History
Death of Helen Menken, notorious and accomplished actress
Actress Helen Menken was arrested with Mae West, married Humphrey Bogart, and produced the Stage Door Canteen in World War II.
Death of Ruth Fredman Cernea, cultural anthropologist of Jews in Myanmar and Washington, DC
Ruth Fredman Cernea said, "Jewish humor is not silly, but it is absurd absurdity. It is the opposite of deep seriousness."
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This Week: March 25 - March 31
Triangle Waist Factory fire
A fire in the Triangle Waist Factory killed 146 workers, mostly young Jewish and Italian women, sparking a wave of labor activism and factory reform legislation.
Rabbi Janet Marder becomes president of Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR)
Rabbi Janet Marder was elected the first female president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis.
Dr. Sabina Zimering's memoirs come to the stage
Hiding in the Open, a play based on the memoirs of Holocaust survivor Dr. Sabina Zimering, premiered on March 27, 2004 at the Great American History Theatre in Saint Paul, MN.
Death of Helen Menken, notorious and accomplished actress
Actress Helen Menken was arrested with Mae West, married Humphrey Bogart, and produced the Stage Door Canteen in World War II.
Judy Holliday wins Academy Award for best actress
Actress and comedian Judy Holliday received an Academy Award for her performance in "Born Yesterday."
Hadassah president Irma Levy Lindheim challenges American Zionist leadership
Hadassah President Irma Levy Lindheim condemned the president of the Zionist Organization of America, accusing him of "political machinations" counter to Zionism's aims.
Death of Ruth Fredman Cernea, cultural anthropologist of Jews in Myanmar and Washington, DC
Ruth Fredman Cernea said, "Jewish humor is not silly, but it is absurd absurdity. It is the opposite of deep seriousness."
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