Remarkable Jewish Women: Rebels, Rabbis, and Other Women from Biblical Times to the PresentPresents brief portraits of more than eighty Jewish women and introduces the historical, social, and cultural backgrounds of the periods during which they lived. |
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... After the defeat of the Yemenite Jewish king Joseph ( Dhu Nuwas ) by Ethiopian Christians in the middle of the sixth century C.E. , Yemenite Jews fled into the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia . 28 Remarkable Jewish Women.
... After the defeat of the Yemenite Jewish king Joseph ( Dhu Nuwas ) by Ethiopian Christians in the middle of the sixth century C.E. , Yemenite Jews fled into the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia . 28 Remarkable Jewish Women.
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... Christian government and marched against the king . Judith and her rebel army overthrew the Christian king and destroyed churches and monasteries . For forty years Judith - called " the fire " in African legends rallied - her armies and ...
... Christian government and marched against the king . Judith and her rebel army overthrew the Christian king and destroyed churches and monasteries . For forty years Judith - called " the fire " in African legends rallied - her armies and ...
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... Christians alike . She was a patron of poets and writers , supporting them with money in return for lessons and poems . Sara was active and well - known in the world of art and literature . She shared her ideas with Christian thinkers ...
... Christians alike . She was a patron of poets and writers , supporting them with money in return for lessons and poems . Sara was active and well - known in the world of art and literature . She shared her ideas with Christian thinkers ...
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Remarkable Jewish Women: Rebels, Rabbis, and Other Women from Biblical Times ... Emily Taitz,Sondra Henry No preview available - 1997 |
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