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Margaret Bergmann Lambert: Famous Jewish High Jumper

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.

Asenath Barzani: Remarkable Hebrew Scholar

I never left the entrance to my house or went outside; I was like a princess of Israel ...

Miriam Friedman: Chassidic Matriarch

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.

Shula Cohen: Amazing Jewish Heroine

Five weeks later, an agent of the Haganah’s secret service contacted her, attempting to enlist her in its espionage unit.

Dr. Janan Faraj Falah: Winner Of The Jerusalem Unity Prize

They are known to form close-knit, cohesive communities that don’t allow anyone in, while fully integrating in their adopted homelands.

Princess Alice: Holocaust Heroine

At times, the Gestapo became suspicious of the royal princess and brought her in for questioning.

Bruria Kaufman: Working With Albert Einstein

Who was this brilliant woman and how did she become Einstein’s assistant?

Hella Schuepper Rufeisen: Holocaust Heroine

Her walk and appearance exuded so much confidence that hardly anyone suspected she was anything other than what she pretended.

Chaya Mushka: The Rebbetzin

When asked about the extent of the Rebbetzin's greatness, the Rebbe’s thoughtful, genuine response was: Only Hashem knows.

Shifrah And Puah: The Courage Of Resistance

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.

Ambassador Nikki Haley: Standing Up For Israel

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.

Vera Lowenstein: Sensational Reunion

Embracing her grandmother, she led her to a nearby table and began gently to coax some information from the silent ninety-year-old.

Shir Hajaj, Yael Yekutiel, Shira Tzur: Victims of Arab Terror

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.

Dr. Anita Turtletaub: The Beauty of Yiddish And The Merit Of Matchmaking

And yet, despite her lifelong interest and amazing contributions to Yiddish language and literature, her prime forte is matchmaking!

Sarah Aynor: Matriarch Of Ethiopian Youth

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.

Miriam Eshkol: Extraordinary First Lady

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.

Emilie Schindler: Righteous Among the Nations

Witness after witness told of how Emilie Schindler nursed them back to health.

Batya Aviya Jackson: An Outstanding Soldier

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.

Hillary Clinton and Suha Arafat: ‘The Two First Ladies’

The question we need to ask is: How sensitive is the former First Lady to anti-Semitism?

Anat Berko: Brilliant Fighter For Israel

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 Tevet-Vizel: Highest Ranking Female Officer

Rachel began her Sherut Leumi in a development town elementary school, and, with officer training, advanced to become commander of the officer-training base.

Cheryl Saban: A Woman With A Jewish Heart

Most of all, she is a role model for her descendants who endeavor to follow her example. And a woman with a Jewish heart.

Belaynesh Zevadia: Ambassador To Ethiopia

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.

Goldie Michelson: A Century Of Jewish Commitment

Whenever new Russian immigrants arrived in Worcester, Goldie Michelson helped welcome them.

Yael Eckstein: Fierce Fighter For Torah Values

Any physical act can be transformed into a spiritual experience with the proper thought and intention.

Anne Bloch: The Passion For Living

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.

Ora Lavid: A Secular Believer

Her manner of speaking was that of a person from the charedi world.

Holocaust As A Lesson For Life

How did you view the Nazis during the Holocaust and how do you view them now?

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