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Jewish Heritage Center
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Locating Jewish Women in the Archives
Join the Jewish Heritage Center's Collections Management Archivist Gabrielle Roth for an in-depth webinar on locating Jewish women in the archives. Gabrielle will cover some of the challenges to finding women in vital records and other collections, the value of the archive in genealogical research, and more!
Jewish Heritage Center
1:02:05
The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust
Join the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center and American Inspiration for a program with professional historians and Holocaust experts Dr. Elizabeth White and Dr. Joanna Sliwa, discussing the astonishing story of Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg—a Jewish mathematician who saved thousands of lives in Nazi-occupied Poland by masquerading as a Polish aristocrat.
Presented by Dr. Elizabeth White and Dr. Joanna Sliwa.
Jewish Heritage Center
1:00:20
Jewish Languages: Commonality and Diversity
From Yiddish and Ladino to Bukharian and Judeo-Greek, Jews around the world have spoken distinctly from their non-Jewish neighbors. This engaging talk will explore the linguistic diversity of the Jewish people with an emphasis on shared traits.