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  2. Alice Shalvi - Wikipedia

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    Shalvi headed the English literature departments at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.She was the founder of Pelech, an experimental school for religious girls that unconventionally taught Talmud [7] (1975–1990), and of the Ohalim movement of neighbourhood associations (1973–1979); she was also founding director (later chairwoman) of the Israel Women ...

  3. Tal Ilan - Wikipedia

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    Tal Ilan (Hebrew: טל אילן; born 1956) is an Israeli-born historian, notably of women's history in Judaism, and lexicographer.She is known for her work in rabbinic literature, the history of ancient Judaism, the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient Jewish historiography, Jewish epigraphy, archaeology and papyrology, onomastics, and ancient Jewish magic. [1]

  4. Women in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    Jewish marriage certificate, dated 1740 (Brooklyn Museum) Moroccan Jewish women. Marriage, domestic violence and divorce were discussed by Jewish sages of the Medieval world. Marriage is an important institution in Judaism. The wife/mother is called "akeret habayit" in Hebrew, which in English

  5. Gebirah - Wikipedia

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    It was the highest authority for a woman in Israel or Judah. The only time a woman held higher office was in the case of Athaliah , who usurped the throne of Judah . To further complicate matters, the word gəḇereṯ ( גְּבֶרֶת ; also גְּבִרְת gəḇirət and גְבָרֶת gəḇāreṯ , meaning 'lady', 'mistress', or 'queen ...

  6. Hana Wirth-Nesher - Wikipedia

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    Hana Wirth-Nesher (Hebrew: חנה וירת-נשר; born 2 March 1948) is an American-Israeli literary scholar and university professor.She is Professor of English and American Studies at Tel Aviv University, where she is also the Samuel L. and Perry Haber Chair on the Study of the Jewish Experience in the United States, and director of the Goldreich Family Institute for Yiddish Language ...

  7. Category:Jewish women writers - Wikipedia

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    This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Jewish writers. It includes writers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Women writers .

  8. List of British Jewish writers - Wikipedia

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    Chaim Herzog(Hebrew: חיים הרצוג ‎; 17 September 1918 – 17 April 1997) [193] Northern-Irish-born Israeli politician, general, lawyer and author of over five books on the Arab-Israeli conflict, who served as the sixth President of Israel; born in Belfast, raised in Dublin, the son of Ireland's Chief Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, he ...

  9. Women in Israel - Wikipedia

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    [82] Women in Black is a nationwide anti-war movement; Ahoti – for Women in Israel is a Mizrahi feminist organization based in Tel Aviv; New Profile is a movement dedicated to turning Israel into a "civilian" (as opposed to "militarized") society; the Jewish Women's Collaborative International Fund promotes women's rights and gender equality.