JWA Commons

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The Jewish Women’s Archive is dedicated to uncovering, chronicling, and transmitting to a broad public the rich history of American Jewish women. One of the first Jewish organizations to recognize and invest in the potential of the Internet for academic, cultural, archival, and educational purposes, JWA continues to use technology to collect and share Jewish women's stories. Its innovative website, jwa.org, provides free access to a wide range of resources on American Jewish women, past and present, celebrated and unknown.

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Helga Rome's Passport

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  • Criz Stoddard said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickr Commons, and we'd love to have this added to the group! If you have not already joined the group, please do so, and be sure to say Hi in your thread!
  • Jen Sharp said:
    Wow. Was the text in quotes from inside the passport, or was is it from the same collection?
  • Stadtkatze said:
    FYI: The handwritten text below the textfield says: "Dringlichkeitsbescheinigung über 50 km ausgestellt", "Certification of urgency issued for 50 kilometres".
  • dinadina619 said:
    Jen SharpThe text is from speaking with Ms. Rome at an event where collected materials for this collection. The Road Shows captured digital copies of these fabulous images along with the stories behind them. - A, former JWA Digital Archivist

Sylvia Greenbaum Novarr, WWII

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  • Rietje Swart said:
    A beautiful and brave woman. Seen on your photo stream. ( ?² )
  • Gayle said:
    I have a similar picture of my grandmother, Claire Lefkowitz Friedman. Every woman was so stunning and beautiful in their uniforms then!
  • adrian woodall said:
    she has such a warm smile.
  • sabrina de rita said:
    even though i lived in a different era, it feels beautiful and familiar

Sarah Brody waiting to cross Rhine River

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  • JanuaryJoe said:
    A very interesting collection of pictures.
  • Götz Fendrich said:
    Nice to see, that in the past women also went to military

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