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Sonia Zylberberg

Sonia Zylberberg is a Religionist who teaches Religious Studies at Dawson College (Montreal). She reads mystery novels in her spare time and has written a series of Jewish-themed mysteries involving her protagonist, Bella Levy.

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Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters (1920-2006) was a movie, television, and stage actor. She won two Academy awards, an Emmy, and a Lifetime Achievement Award, and published a two-volume autobiography.

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International Coalition for Agunah Rights (ICAR)

International Coalition for Agunah Rights (ICAR) was created to solve the problem of women whose husbands refuse to grant them Jewish divorces, through a combination of education and activism. Although some of the member organizations remain active in North America, ICAR itself has become a primarily Israel-focused coalition.