Sara G. Marcus
By Sara G. Marcus
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Life Unsung Women | Dona Gracia Nasi Mendes
Editorās note: For Womenās History Month, the Forward presents āUnsung Women,ā a special project showcasing Jewish women ā from biblical times to our modern moment ā whose stories have rarely been told. Who she was: Dona Gracia Nasi Mendes Where and when: 16th century, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire What we know: Meetā¦
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Life Unsung Women | Bruriah, the sharp-tongued scholar
Editorās note: For Womenās History Month, the Forward presents āUnsung Women,ā a special project showcasing Jewish women ā from biblical times to our modern moment ā whose stories have rarely been told. Who she was: Bruriah Where and when: 1st-century CE Roman-occupied Judea What we know: Though the Talmud numbers thousands of pages, it namesā¦
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Life Unsung Women | Asenath Barezani, a 16th-century female sage
Editorās note: For Womenās History Month, the Forward presents āUnsung Women,ā a special project showcasing Jewish women ā from biblical times to our modern moment ā whose stories have rarely been told. Who she was: Asenath Barzani Where and when: 16th-century Kurdistan What we know: Asenath Barzani was the daughter, wife, and mother of rabbinicā¦
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Life Unsung Women | Licoricia of Winchester: The Jewish businesswoman who funded the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey
Editorās note: For Womenās History Month, the Forward presents āUnsung Women,ā a special project showcasing Jewish women ā from biblical times to our modern moment ā whose stories have rarely been told. Who she was: Licoricia of Winchester Where and when: 12th-century England What we know: Licoricia was born in the early 13th century andā¦
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Life The Orthodox Jewish Mother, Arrested Ten Times, Whoās Protesting Kavanaugh
The day after the election, Sara Atkinsā then-ten year old daughter Freida came to her mother and said, āMommy, [theyāre] going to try to kill me. Please save me.ā All five of Atkinsā children have health issues that impair them in everyday life. Freida has a dangerous rare autoimmune disorder that manifests itself in idiopathicā¦
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Life Being Single In A Marriage-Obsessed Community Is Tough ā Whether Youāre Jewish, Muslim Or Mormon
In religious communities, the pitied are often easily noticeable. In some communities, it is distinct to where they live and what positions they hold. In others, what they are allowed to wear. In all, itās as obvious as a naked finger. āNo wedding band,ā someone whispers in performative sympathy, fondling her own glittery ring. āPoorā¦
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Opinion You Donāt Need To Compare Family Separation To The Holocaust. America Has Its Own Ugly History
When I was in Orthodox high school, a teacher drew heartrending parallels between the Jews imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto and the forcible internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. She did not equate these two tragedies; it was a lesson in how despite the fact that America may have been rightly celebrated for itsā¦
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The Schmooze Super-Cute Video Of Dentist Entertaining Toddler Goes Viral
All of us remember being afraid of the dentist when we were younger. Fortunately for his patients, Dr. Eyal Simchi knows just how to make appointments a little more exciting. Dr. Simchi, who operates in Elmwood Parkās Riverfront Pediatric Dentistry, found himself going viral after he posted a video of himself entertaining a young patientā¦.
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