The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bess-myerson/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Bess Myerson | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bess-myerson/ 32 32 Bess Myerson, first Jewish Miss America, dies at 90 https://www.timesofisrael.com/bess-myerson-first-jewish-miss-america-dies-at-90/ Tue, 06 Jan 2015 02:14:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1116643 Bronx-born beauty known as Jewish, feminist Jackie Robinson, helped win Ed Koch the mayorship of New York City

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