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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Remarkable Jewish Women: Rebels, Rabbis, and Other Women from Biblical Times ... Emily Taitz,Sondra Henry No preview available - 1997 |
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