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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

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Etta Shiber, seen in a publicity photo for the 1943 book 'Paris-Underground,' and Kate Bonnefous, shown in 1940, were friends and unlikely heroes of the early French resistance. (Courtesy Ballantine Books via JTA)
March 12, 2025, 6:08 am
Two friends defied the Nazis. Then one woman ‘wrote’ a book that betrayed the other
In ‘Paris Undercover,’ author Matthew Goodman digs up the truth behind a successful ‘memoir’ that played fast and loose with facts as one of its subjects sat in Nazi prison
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Sara Funaro, then assessor of Florence, attends the Righteous Among The Nations award ceremony for Bisto and Stella Nepi, who saved a Jewish fugitive from fascists and Nazis during World War II, at Florence Synagogue on April 18, 2023. (Roberto Serra - Iguana Press/Getty Images/File)
December 18, 2024, 4:33 pm
Meet Sara Funaro, the first female – and first Jewish – mayor of Florence, Italy
Born to a Jewish father and Catholic mother, the incoming city head converted to Judaism in her 20s, does not make her religious identity a central part of her political one
By Rossella Tercatin
Tracy-Ann Oberman in 'The Merchant of Venice 1936.' (Marc Brenner)
December 17, 2024, 10:07 am
A female Shylock battles 1930s UK fascists in new adaptation of ‘The Merchant of Venice’
Skyrocketing UK antisemitism after Oct. 7 adds meaning and poignancy as acclaimed actress and playwright Tracy-Ann Oberman puts a new spin on a play she’s ‘always hated’
By Robert Philpot
Illustrative: An Israeli reserve soldier and his wife pose for a picture after their wedding in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, October 25, 2023. (Erez Ben Simon/Flash90)
November 22, 2024, 4:44 pm
IDF rabbinate opposes asking troops to sign form ‘unchaining’ wives in case of disaster
While conditional divorces can free women in case of a husband’s disappearance or loss of mental faculties in battle, rabbis say pushing such a document on soldiers may hurt morale
By Mati Wagner
At left: Jean Carroll circa 1955. (via Photofest); Cover of 'First Lady of Laughs' by Grace Kessler Overbeke. (Courtesy: NYU Press)
November 18, 2024, 4:25 am
Before Midge Maisel, there was Jean Carroll, a real-life trailblazing Jewish comedienne
In her new book, ‘First Lady of Laughs,’ scholar Grace Kessler Overbeke shines light on the oft-overlooked performer who created ‘a totally different model of funny Jewish women’
By Rich Tenorio
Illustrative photo of young Jewish women engaged in discussion. (Jewish Life Photo Bank/Laura Ben David)
November 2, 2024, 8:42 pm
Israel or abortion rights: College-age US Orthodox women face tough call at ballot box
Torn between two candidates with diametrically opposed value systems – and sharing some of each – young female voters debate whether support for the Jewish state trumps all else
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Red Tent Fund founder Allison Tombros Korman. (Courtesy of the Red Tent Fund)
August 12, 2024, 2:04 am
Shunned for her stance on Israel, a Jewish US abortion activist starts her own fund
Allison Tombros Korman launches the Red Tent Fund in response to what she calls a movement steeped in antisemitism amid a one-sided conversation about Gaza that isolates many Jews
By Cathryn J. Prince
Myra Sack and Matt Goldstein holding Havi Lev Goldstein. (Courtesy)
August 2, 2024, 4:22 pm
Their daughter’s death from Tay-Sachs at age 2 transformed this family’s view of grief
In her new memoir, ‘Fifty-Seven Fridays,’ Myra Sack chronicles how she and her husband continue to navigate the loss of their child, carrying her with them as they move forward
By Cathryn J. Prince
Elke Bentley, 18, completed the study of the Babylonian Talmud in just two and a half years. (Courtesy Elke Bentley via JTA)
July 29, 2024, 8:34 pm
Teenage girl goes through entire Talmud in 2.5 years, breaking gender and speed norms
Amid an upswell of women in a typically male pursuit, Elke Bentley took advantage of newly available resources and a changing landscape to achieve her goal
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Two 'Puck' satirical magazine covers featuring Mrs. Mandelbaum. On left (Summer 1884): The public feud between D.A. Olney and police inspector Byrnes. In the middle, depicted in blatantly anti-Semitic caricature, is a bejeweled Mrs. Mandelbaum. On right (1885): Mrs. Mandelbaum, safely on the Canadian side of the ‘fence’ for American defaulters." (Public domain)
July 3, 2024, 1:24 am
How a Jewish German woman in NY became America’s first major crime boss in 1859
Margalit Fox’s new book uncovers the fascinating life and capers of Fredericka Mandelbaum, who fenced stolen property and orchestrated complicated jewel heists and bank robberies
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: Anti-Israel demonstrators protest Israel's existence in New York City, October 8, 2023, following the October 7 Hamas atrocities and before Israel launched a military operation in the Gaza Strip. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
June 4, 2024, 2:54 pm
After Oct. 7, UK journalist Hadley Freeman believes ‘the progressive left hates Jews’
The New York-born writer comes out with a new essay on the antisemitism emerging after the Hamas atrocities in Israel, and how it’s rooted in a hypocritical and myopic ideology
By Robert Philpot
Mandana Dayani speaks at the UN on sexual assault of women on October 7 in New York City, December 4, 2023. (Perry Bindelglass/ NCJW)
May 22, 2024, 2:26 am
Jewish activist who fled Iran sees shades of the fall of the shah on US campuses
I Am A Voter co-founder and pro-democracy advocate Mandana Dayani has turned her focus to America’s surging antisemitism – an issue she sees as inalienable from her core mission
By Jordana Horn
Prof. Barbara Risman (Courtesy)
May 21, 2024, 12:45 am
Retiring early due to antisemitism, a professor paints a dire picture of US academia
Barbara J. Risman felt that the atmosphere among University of Illinois faculty after October 7 was too much for her to bear as a Jew. Her colleagues secretly tell her she’s right
By Cathryn J. Prince
Jenni Asher is studying at the Academy for Jewish Religion California to become a cantor. (Arjun Ramesh via JTA)
April 12, 2024, 1:53 am
Jenni Asher is set to become first ordained Black woman cantor in the US
The accomplished violinist and cantorial soloist will be one of America’s two Black cantors upon her graduation
By Andrew Esensten and Shoshana McKinney Kirya-Ziraba
Lizzy Savetsky wears a Star of David top ahead of the United Jewish Appeal Generosity Gala in New York City, March 14, 2024. (Courtesy)
March 21, 2024, 5:08 pm
Modern-day ‘Queen Esther’ Lizzy Savetsky gets real about her Israel activism
The social media star, former beauty queen, New York socialite and proud Zionist talks about her nonstop work and how she’s learned to drop the haters and empower fellow Jews
By Jordana Horn
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