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Faith, Resilience and Audacity: The True Story of Bais Yaakov Girls in the Death Camps
In the center of Krakow stands an odd-looking statue. Not of an ancient king, or respected noble, but of a gnarled, writhing dragon…
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Benvenide Abravanel: A Woman of Nobility and Altruism
Despite 200 years of Jewish persecution in the Iberian Peninsula, several generations of the Abravanel family flourished with Torah scholarship, wealth, and influence…
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Flora Sassoon: India’s Scholar and Businesswoman
Bombay — present-day Mumbai — was a bustling, growing home to many distinct Jewish communities in the year 1856, when Flora Sassoon was born there…
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Bnot Tzelofchad: Female Agents of Change
Every word in the Torah teaches us something; no single term is excessive or unnecessary. Hence, the mention of the daughters of Tzelofchad in two different places, and the details that were chronicled, convey an important message for all generations…
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Shlomzion: An Unknown Queen, A Timeless Legacy
It’s an enigma why a queen described as “one of the greatest women of Jewish history” is little known today.
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Adele, Daughter of the Illustrious Baal Shem Tov
Adele was at her father’s side from the beginning of his public work, and remained so throughout his life…
