Tag: Jewish Women
Jewish astronomer becomes first woman to have US observatory named after her
The National Science Foundation announced earlier this month that the first national U.S. observatory to be named after a female astronomer will honor Jewish scientist Vera Rubin.
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope in Cerro Pachón, Chile, will...
Jewish and Arab women marrying, conceiving later than a decade ago
A study by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics ahead of International Women’s Day 2019 revealed that Jewish and Arab women are marrying at older ages than they were 10 years ago, and that Israel...
Who Are the 13 Jewish Women Running for Senate and House?
This year, 3,381 women are running for their states legislatures; this is one thousand more than 20 years ago. On the national scene, 256 women appear as candidate for Senate and House. Among them...
Asenath Barzani: Remarkable Hebrew scholar
Can you fathom a young Kurdish Jewish woman in 17th century Iraq who for years served as rosh yeshivah in Mosul and as leader of the Jewish community?
Asenath Barzani was the daughter of Rabi...