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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 643

women's history

Sweater that Chana Zumerkorn from Lodz gave to her brother Joseph when they parted during the Holocaust (Yad Vashem Artifacts Collection, Gift of Joseph Zumerkorn, 11735)
April 23, 2025, 7:59 am
Clothing historian stitches together Holocaust history by focusing on ‘women’s work’
Nonfiction ‘Four Red Sweaters’ tells wartime stories of four young Jewish women while examining larger questions such as Nazis’ circular economy and perpetrator psychology
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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
In the Great Synagogue of Sibiu, Romania, actors Alexandru Malaiku and Gabriel Muncuș perform in 'A Secret About Joy,' a play written and produced by Fulbright scholar Sarah Brown (courtesy)
August 13, 2023, 5:39 am
In a Romanian synagogue, a play has ghosts ‘eavesdrop’ on a town’s Jewish past
Channeling everyday Jewish life before the Holocaust, playwright Sarah Brown’s ‘A Secret About Joy’ has been performed for thousands of Romanians since last year’s premiere
By Matt Lebovic
The cover of Dovi Safier's book, 'Mother of All Yeshivos' (Screenshot from Twitter)
April 12, 2023, 2:10 am
In rare move, Haredi mag publishes photo of woman — a philanthropist of 1920s America
Mishpacha praised by women’s advocates for featuring story on Jennie Miller Faggen, who supported dozens of European yeshivas in the early 20th century
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Detail from portrait of Charlotte von Rothschild (1819-1884) by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, 1836. (Public Domain/Courtesy of the Author)
October 31, 2022, 3:30 am
No longer just pretty faces, Rothschild family women take center stage in new book
Captivating, meticulously researched historical work brings to light myriad ways banking dynasty’s ‘silent’ mothers, daughters, and wives exerted key soft power for three centuries
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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