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Upcoming Programs at the Center
Sunday, May 17, 2 pm Holly Golightly Was a Nice Jewish Girl: Our Ancestors Reinvented
Lecture
Presented by Jewish Genealogical Society
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Monday, May 18, 7 pm A Wing and a Prayer: A Secret Operation to Prevent a Second Holocaust
Film & Panel Discussion
Presented by American Jewish Historical Society
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Save the Date: “World War I and the Jews” Conference in NYC, Nov. 9-10
Decorative embroidery by Rose Biegeleisen Axelrod, depicting German ruler and allies during World War I. Translation from the German: “We are united and no power can separate us. Our armies have forced their way, through storm and darkness, to victory."
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum
Gift of Sylvia A. Herskowitz
To mark the…
The First Female Ordained Rabbi: Regina Jonas
By Jackie Brettschneider, Research Intern, Center for Jewish History
As early as high school, Regina Jonas talked about becoming a rabbi. At the time not one woman was ordained to the position. Jonas’s pursuit came with many hardships and obstacles because she was a woman. Jonas, however, pursued ordination whole-heartedly because of her dedication to Jewish…