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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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Edith & Stan Yokell Wedding Pic

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  • pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
    Edith Yokell was the daughter of Alexander and Manya Gersen of Elizabethtown NY. Here's Manya: Stanley and Edith Yokell were living in Boulder, Colorado, in 2007, when Edith's sister Ruth died (according to Ruth's NYTimes obit).
  • Retired at last said:
    Where on earth did they get that much fabric for a wedding dress in 1944, was it not rationed in the US? There must be most of a parachute there.
  • Ruth E Belasco said:
    So lovely

Pvt. Thelma Klein, United States Marine Corps Women's Reserves

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    call me On Mobile 0923338114359

Bernice Pizer Shaker, n.d.

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  • WarRoom1 said:
    Wonderful picture of my Mom who contributed to the national effort during WW 2 as a nursing cadet.

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