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Pauline, a happy, content housewife and mother, without pretensions or ambitions, was devoted to her home and their simple bourgeois lifestyle.
How many of us realize that it was through this act that woman attained motherhood? Her punishment of pain and anguish turned into the blessing of bearing children.
In 1968, she earned a Ph.D. in X-Ray crystallography at the Weizmann Institute of Science, a discipline in which her assiduous research has earned this Israeli woman of science the Nobel Prize.
The minister is a religious Jewish woman. Despite her position as Israel’s Minister of Sports, in July 2016 she refused to participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies because they took place on Shabbat.
Being a military spouse is one of the most difficult things people can experience, Nikki confessed...
The bar and bat mitzvah event was her “baby.” Despite its grand scale, there was an individual, loving focus on every girl and boy.
Born in Jerusalem, one of Yisrael and Yaffa Weingarten’s seven children, she is the seventh generation of a family living in Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter.
Unfortunately, even after Rabbi Pines passed away in 1913, the rebbetzin and her daughter occasionally had to dodge stones thrown at them by misguided fanatics.
The young pioneers of the First Aliyah did not opt for "peace now." They opted to settle and cultivate the Land of Israel, to build Jewish institutions, to revive the ancient Hebrew tongue and bring about a renaissance of the Jewish nation. And this they accomplished.
When the leader of the community asked for her hand in marriage, Boushaif consented with the condition that he build a synagogue, using as its cornerstone the brick intended for the Holy Temple.
She reached Palestine in 1924 when the magazine’s editorial management appointed her as their foreign correspondent in the Holy Land.
The lesson Nitsana derived from the case as a human-rights activist and a litigator inspired her to eventually establish the Israel Law Center called, Shurat Hadin to help victims of terrorism.
Lift up your eyes about you and see, All shall gather and come to you, As I live, says the Lord.
Ever since those first pioneers expressed their yearning for the Land, many other remarkable women have pioneered pathways to Zion and helped ensure our future inheritance in it.
Rather than being paralyzed by bereavement, she has devoted her life to lifting the spirit of others.
At the time of her first appearance, Rachel was already enveloped in a premonition of tragedy. Chazal interpret the seemingly joyous first meeting between Yaakov and Rachel as a pre-enactment of Rachel’s tragic end.
Polish history and popular legend credits a beautiful Jewish girl named Esther, or Esterka, with the turn of Jewish fortunes in Poland.
The evening in Rachail Morowitz’s home was deeply moving and left a lasting impression of hope.
Operating under the umbrella of Esra for administrative help, Hadassa’s group delivers 120 food baskets every month.
Her parents provided private tutors for her general education in addition to her Hebrew learning. As a result, she began writing both Russian and Hebrew poetry at a young age.
Amazingly, unlike other teens who have a tendency to focus on trivialities, Sivan turned her attention to Judaism.
I am proud of my Israeli roots and my Jewish heritage. They are crucial parts of who I am, she declared
She also taught that a “cancer called Islamofacism” permeates the Muslim world and must be eradicated.
In a shocking move, UNESCO's Executive Board voted 30 to 28 in favor of the Jew Azoulay against the Arab Abdulaziz al-Kawari!
These developments brought about cooperation between Torah-educated women and a small number of rabbis who favor an egalitarian approach.
A pro at multitasking, she also held many other public offices.
Besides her gifts of beauty, prophecy, wisdom and leadership, Sarah also possessed, according to Chazal, great spiritual and material blessings.
What an amazing message is this birth on the doorstep of the Biblical matriarch!
A sports complex in Berlin had been named for her in 1995, and in 2010 the athletic field at Francis Lewis High School in Queens was also renamed for her.
Justice Abella has achieved a number of "firsts" in her life.
I never left the entrance to my house or went outside; I was like a princess of Israel ...
Matriarch Miriam’s lifespan included the Russian Revolution, the oppression of Soviet Russia, the chaos of post-World War II Europe, and the birth of Chabad Chassidism around the world.
Five weeks later, an agent of the Haganah’s secret service contacted her, attempting to enlist her in its espionage unit.
They are known to form close-knit, cohesive communities that don’t allow anyone in, while fully integrating in their adopted homelands.
At times, the Gestapo became suspicious of the royal princess and brought her in for questioning.
Who was this brilliant woman and how did she become Einstein’s assistant?
Her walk and appearance exuded so much confidence that hardly anyone suspected she was anything other than what she pretended.
When asked about the extent of the Rebbetzin's greatness, the Rebbe’s thoughtful, genuine response was: Only Hashem knows.
Shifrah and Puah were on a very high spiritual level – obviously the type of women who would not hesitate to follow the way of the Torah, and to sacrifice their own lives for the sake of other Jews.
I am here to say the United States will not turn a blind eye to this anymore. I am here to underscore to the ironclad support of the United States for Israel.
Embracing her grandmother, she led her to a nearby table and began gently to coax some information from the silent ninety-year-old.
As this column focuses on the impact women have made on Jewish life and history, we will be discussing the three female cadets who were murdred.
And yet, despite her lifelong interest and amazing contributions to Yiddish language and literature, her prime forte is matchmaking!
This amazing woman was able to do this when there were five students, as well as quite recently when there have been as many as 270 students in the program.
During Eshkol’s tenure as prime minister, Miriam maintained her daily work as the Knesset librarian while taking an active role in assisting him in all affairs, political and foreign, and serving as his personal secretary.
Witness after witness told of how Emilie Schindler nursed them back to health.
One of the 13 being honored as an outstanding soldier was Batya Aviya Jackson, an NCO in the human resources unit of the IDF, in care of soldiers’ personal wellbeing.
The question we need to ask is: How sensitive is the former First Lady to anti-Semitism?
Listening to her presentation on the TV Knesset Channel, I was amazed at her approach. Where did she come from? What part of Israel produced this extraordinary woman?
Rachel began her Sherut Leumi in a development town elementary school, and, with officer training, advanced to become commander of the officer-training base.
Most of all, she is a role model for her descendants who endeavor to follow her example. And a woman with a Jewish heart.
He related how they had to create a single chain of men, women and children in order to help them board the plane that had no seats. They had to be removed in order to accommodate as many immigrants as possible, among them Belaynesh Zevadia.
Whenever new Russian immigrants arrived in Worcester, Goldie Michelson helped welcome them.
Any physical act can be transformed into a spiritual experience with the proper thought and intention.
The passionate artist was bursting with joy as they stepped ashore in Ashkelon to build their family’s future in her own birthplace, now the brand new Jewish State.
Her manner of speaking was that of a person from the charedi world.
How did you view the Nazis during the Holocaust and how do you view them now?
I am representing not myself, but all youth of Sderot.
The thirty-eight year old mother of six, two of whom were adopted, no longer “enjoyed life,” as reported by her grief-stricken neighbors.
The detained letters have become a historical treasure and reveal remarkable insights into the lives of the Jews in the ghettoes of early seventeenth century Prague and Vienna.
It's not a big rink, but it is real ice and real ice skates. They even have a fake Zamboni to smooth the ice out. It's definitely worth going to Cinema City during the Pesach vacation for some fun on the ice.
“Israel is yours even when you live in the Diaspora.”
When asked how she handles religious questions, she noted that there is a battalion rabbi and she could ask her father.
Two couples from different parts of the country decided to name their newborn daughters in honor of Hadar Cohen.
Her valuable contribution was recognized last July 2015 when she was named "Outstanding Member of Knesset" by the Israel Democracy Institute.
“I want to turn the faucet on and drip the truth to the people,” she says.
Escorting the refugees by ship from Naples, Italy, Ruth Gruber recorded their stories of survival.
She held me in her arms and said, “I’m so happy! You’re Jewish and you’re Israeli, and you are my friend!”
Esther called their marriage "an oasis of unconditional love in a sea of lies and corruption.
Ever since, the tragic tale is told and retold as “Chanah and Her Seven Sons.”
What gives her the strength to carry on, to endure the barely endurable with dignity?
I was stunned not only by her extraordinary sensitivity and caring but by her medical expertise. Who was she?
Three years after she first arrived in Israel, she met a Mossad recruiter who thought she might be right for the organization.
How many of us realize that, surprisingly, it was through this act that woman attains motherhood?
At 104, Steinberg moved into the Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Long Beach, N.Y., where she was known for her warmth and consideration for others.
Their daughter Fiamma inherited the Zionist spirit and talent for writing from her parents.
Orna Porat was a former Christian and a member of the Hitler Youth.
All along, Ariella Barker dreamed of a legal system where justice was tempered with compassion.
In 1939, with life getting harder for Jews, she and several friends decided it was time to make aliyah, and applied at the Palestina Amt for permits.
Who is this wonder woman? Tally Makovsky Eitan is a scion of a family that has lived in Jerusalem for eleven generations!
I work with the Bible in one hand and the tools of excavation in the other.
Her grandsons were eager to reveal their grandmother’s earlier frustration with the unfair, inaccurate narrative of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
The visionary champion of women’s rights in Judaism was first and foremost a devoted wife and mother.
She’s seen as a poster child for The Jewish Home’s efforts to reach beyond its Orthodox base.
This belief was coupled with the spirit of “Am Yisrael HaShalem” (One United People), in the Ben Yehuda household: to love and help all Jews without distinction.
It was Lia van Leer who changed the image of filmmaking in Israel so that it is now seen as an expression of culture and not mere entertainment.
In 1756, when the ominous threat of Islamic terror against Jews reached Tunis as well, Friha became one of its tragic victims.
Gleizer, “a geographer, tour guide and all around nature enthusiast,” was a perfect match for the passionate lover of Israel.
Brigitte was a nine-year-old girl when Islamic militants launched an assault on a Lebanese military base and destroyed her home.
This led to a shouting match between the judges and what could have been the end of the show.
In 1939, Chuchill challenged the common notion that Jewish immigration to Palestine uprooted Arabs
We love the food, the hotels, and even the wildlife. We love the Israelis.
Her cherished plan to take the Hebrew theater group Habimah to Eretz Yisrael was not greeted with enthusiasm by the actors.
She approached Holofernes and, with a sword concealed under her robe, severed his head.
“She devoted all her time and love to the children, but also knew how to be strong and set limits when necessary.”
"Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples shall divide within you."
In 1939, after her father’s arrest, the family decided to flee to England.
The environment of the “Gymnasia” inspired Chavka to join the Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa, (ZOB), the Jewish Fighting Organization, and volunteer for a most precarious, critical task.
Michal had never been away from home. And now, she was going so far away, for so long – an entire year!
