This Week in History

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January 20—January 26

1913

Creation of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods

January 21

1918

Creation of Women's League of the United Synagogue

The Orthodox Congregation B'nai David Sisterhood of Detroit, Michigan, circa 1950

January 21

1948

Golda Meir speech raises $50 million for Haganah

Golda Meir, March 1, 1973

January 21

1971

Annie Leibovitz's first "Rolling Stone" cover features John Lennon

Annie Leibovitz

January 21

1996

Author Judy Blume Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Judy Blume

January 22

1879

Pioneers convene in St. Louis, forming early Jewish women's literary society

Rosa Sonneschein

January 25

1963

83-year-old Rosina Lhevinne performs with the New York Philharmonic

Rosina Lhévinne, 1958

January 20

1952

Jeanette Ingberman, founder of Exit Art, is born

Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo

January 23

1956

Death of Sadie Loewith, Bridgeport activist

January 26

1888

"Grand Hotel" Novelist Hedwig (Vicki) Baum is Born

Vicki Baum, circa 1925

January 24

2021

Dvorah Hacohen wins the National Jewish Book Award for "To Repair a Broken World "

Dvora Hacohen

January 20

2015

Rabbi Jacqueline Mates-Muchin, the first Chinese American rabbi, is elected Senior Rabbi of Temple Sinai

Rabbi Jacqueline Mates-Muchin, the first Chinese American rabbi

January 25

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