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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16th General Hosp Nurses, Jan 1944

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  • 2 older comments, and then…
  • Beth Wales said:
    Fascinating picture.They seem a happy bunch .Liverpool probably appreciated their geniality and expertise after the horrible few years the city had just experienced. Thanks for sharing these photographs.
  • Balliolman said:
    Intriguing photograph!
  • theforster4 said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called U.S. Women in the Military, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • productive side said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called soulful group, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • productive side said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called a new world, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

ID Badge for MIT Radiation Lab.

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  • brewbooks said:
    An interesting piece of history
  • williamgschultz said:
    Workers at the MIT Radiation Laboratory, or RadLab, developed microwave RADAR for use by the allied forces. www.rle.mit.edu/about/about_history.html
  • Flickr said:
    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ January 15, 2024
  • Sigurd Krieger said:
    Congrats on Xplore!!
  • gato-gato-gato said:
    Excellent image!

1942 American Red Cross Canteen Corps

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  • Rietje Swart said:
    Thank you for sharing the photos of these wonderful people...
  • mrcjomusik said:
    Holy geez, my grandmother Hilda Gross Levinson (of blessed memory) is in here! I did a Google search and found this! How amazing. Thanks for sharing! I'm sort of our family historian and I've never seen this photo, only heard her stories.

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