New museum to showcase the women who helped build Israel
‘There’s nothing quite like Israel in the world and nothing quite like the women of Israel,’ says founder of the Israeli Women Museum.
“Shomeret” (Watchwoman) by Haya Graetz Ran. Photo by Boaz Lanir
How many “she-roes” of Israel can you name?
Maybe you’d start with Golda Meir, Israel’s first and only female prime minister. Or the tragic and courageous spy Sarah Aaronsohn and paratrooper Hannah Senesh.
The list would include physician Vera Weizmann, the first First Lady of Israel, who helped establish Chaim Sheba Medical Center, now the largest hospital in the Middle East; and second First Lady Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi, who taught Jerusalem women how to grow vegetables, milk cows and make cheese so their husbands could go out and build the state.
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feature Working on issues constantly on the precipice healthcare, social justice, climate change, education is emotionally and physically draining. When I founded Plan A, I was driven by what a friend called divine feminine fury. Unfortunately, that fury is constantly being replenished, although my anger is coupled with excitement for the impact Plan A’s clinic will have on improving access to care.
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feature Working on issues constantly on the precipice healthcare, social justice, climate change, education is emotionally and physically draining. When I founded Plan A, I was driven by what a friend called divine feminine fury. Unfortunately, that fury is constantly being replenished, although my anger is coupled with excitement for the impact Plan A’s clinic will have on improving access to care.
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Florence Adler Swims Forever (Simon & Schuster, $25.99) is a poignant title for abook about a woman who drowns in the first chapter. Yet it’s the perfect title forRachel Beanland’s new novel, telling the interwoven stories of the loved ones thetitular character leaves behind. This book pulls us immediately into its vibrant setting, Atlantic City,. Read more »
How lockdown unlocked opportunities in Israel
February 26, 2021
(JNS) Coronavirus promised a lackluster sophomore year of college until it presented an exciting opportunity. At a time when millions were stuck at home, including me, the pandemic unexpectedly enabled me to travel to Israel for a long-term experience with Masa Israel Journey, an organization founded by the Jewish Agency and government of Israel.
I played lacrosse all through high school and now I play at Dartmouth College. This fall, I had been planning to rent a house in New Hampshire with eight of my friends and teammates, where I would do my remote schoolwork, work out with my frien.
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