Suleika Hachuel
In the Jewish cemetery of Fez, Morrocco — the city we associate with the Rif and the Rambam — stands a monument, the gravesite of a beautiful young woman, who […]
Sarah Bayla Hirschenson
Sarah Bayla Hirschenson,(1816-1905) a magnetic Rebbetzin from Pinsk was the first Ashkenazi woman of her time to learn to speak Arabic; she helped her husband establish Yeshivas in Tzfas and […]
Court Jewess Madame Kaulla
Reputed to be the wealthiest woman in Germany in her time, Chaile Raphael Kaulla served as a treasurer at the Royal Wurttemberg court, while raising a family and supporting a […]
The Matzah Queen
Regina Horowitz Margareten The Horowitz Margareten Company, known by its familiar blue and yellow boxes of Matzos has been a household name in Jewish homes around the world for more […]
The Late Rebbetzin Haya Miriam Elberg, Z”L
Rebbetzin Haya Miriam Elberg passed away on the 24th of Tevet (January 18) at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn. The deceased was the widow of the late Rabbi Simha Elberg, who […]