WEEK OF JUNE 16 - 22 JUNE 16, 1968 Governor Nelson Rockefeller designated Jennie Grossinger Day in New York State, the first time this honor was bestowed on a living woman. more>> JUNE 17, 1908 Longtime editor of the Jewish Spectator, Trude Weiss-Rosmarin, was born. more>> JUNE 18, 1901 Suffragist G ...

18 days ago · WOMEN'S LENS · womenslens.blogspot.com by (Aimée Kligman, née Dassa) 22 references

Last Wednesday I went to hear a concert of 3 young women, all Jewish singer songwriters who live in Brooklyn: Clare Burson, Chana Rothman, and Michelle Citrin at the concert hall of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park City, NYC. All of them have a following and I expected a big crowd, but ...

18 days ago · Rabbi Jeff in the World · rabjeff.livejournal.com by rabjeff 2 references

This was a totally new concept to me - why, you might ask, should it be considering the number of females being ordained in the Anglican Ministry. Here's a little article that I came across just recently: From the Buffalo News: " Female Rabbis Common Today " " Q: Why does the Jewish faith allow fema ...

26 days ago · Women of History · womenofhistory.blogspot.com by Melisende () 11 references

Legendary Jewish actress Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske in New York City, the only child of Natalie (née Bacal or Weinstein), a secretary, and William Perske, who worked in sales. Her parents were Jewish immigrants, their families having come from France, Poland, Romania and Germany. Her f ...

26 days ago · WOMEN'S LENS · womenslens.blogspot.com by (Aimée Kligman, née Dassa) 22 references

Thank you Joe Cohen for this article By Matt Sedensky Associated Press She makes time for her scheduler, her Cabinet and her closest advisers. But every Monday morning, Gov. Linda Lingle sits down to a meeting unlike any other during the week. It's with her rabbi. Governor Lingle Lingle's gubernator ...

32 days ago · WOMEN'S LENS · womenslens.blogspot.com by (Aimée Kligman, née Dassa) 22 references

WEEK OF JUNE 2 - 8 JUNE 3, 1972 Sally Priesand was the first woman to ever be ordained as a rabbi by a rabbinical seminary. more>> JUNE 4, 1989 Wendy Wasserstein became the first woman playwright to win a Tony Award for Best Play, for The Heidi Chronicles. more>> JUNE 5, 1943 Financial journalist Sy ...

32 days ago · WOMEN'S LENS · womenslens.blogspot.com by (Aimée Kligman, née Dassa) 22 references

My computer cautions me against fooling with certain manufacturer-determined system settings. Doing so, it warns, could create serious problems. Riskier still is messing around with Judaism’s system-settings, determined by the ultimate Manufacturer. That lesson might be the one being learned the har ...

49 days ago · Cross-Currents · cross-currents.com by Avi Shafran 24 references

05.14.08 The Rise and Fall—and Rise—of “Jewess” Why are twenty-first-century women reclaiming a derogatory term?by Daniel KriegerIn 1980, Rabbi Jacob Rader Marcus, an octogenarian scholar of Jewish history, decided to title his new book about Jewish women in America “The American Jewess.” His publis ...

50 days ago · Corner Deli · randyscornerdeli.blogspot.com by Randy Shiner () 1 reference

WEEK OF MAY 12-18 MAY 12, 1985 Amy Eilberg became the first woman ordained as a Conservative Rabbi at the Jewish Theological Seminary's commencement exercises in New York City. more >> MAY 13, 1953 Tennis player, promoter, and women's advocate Gladys Heldman released the first issue of World Tennis ...

53 days ago · WOMEN'S LENS · womenslens.blogspot.com by (Aimée Kligman, née Dassa) 22 references

edited by Aimée Kligman TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2008 8:00-11:00 p.m. HaBanot Nechama with Special Guest Chana Rothman Highline Ballroom, 421 16th Street (between 9th & 10th Avenue) $20/$25 at the door For Tickets and info: Highline Ballroom Highline Ballroom presents HaBanot Nechama and Chana Rothman . Bot ...

58 days ago · WOMEN'S LENS · womenslens.blogspot.com by (Aimée Kligman, née Dassa) 23 references