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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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Helena: Queen, Convert and Pioneer
We’ve all been there. We’ve all dreamed of pink sashaying gowns, dazzling tiaras, and glistening jewelry…
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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…
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Lydia Kess, One of Wall Street’s First Female Lawyers
Brooklyn-born Lydia Kess unquestionably marked the history of redefining women’s roles and capabilities….