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Jewish Heritage Center
1:05:39
The First American Jewish Woman Novelist: Uncovering the Story of Cora Wilburn

Cora Wilburn’s Cosella Wayne, published serially in 1860, was the first novel written and published in English by an American Jewish woman writer.

Jewish Heritage Center
56:46
Summer Haven: Jews in the Catskills During and After the Holocaust

In this talk Phil Brown examines the lives of local residents and resort owners, guests, and workers during the Holocaust and immediately after.

Jewish Heritage Center
1:02:05
Jewish Women in the Labor Movement

From sweatshop workers to union organizers, Jewish women have been on the front lines of the American labor movement since the beginning of the 20th century.