Flory Jagoda escaped the destruction of Sarajevo’s Jewish community and came to the United States after World War II and became an important carrier of a unique musical heritage and also as a composer and arranger of new Sephardic songs.
Joy Ladin’s return to Yeshiva University as a woman after receiving tenure as a man made her the first openly transgender employee of an Orthodox Jewish institution. Her memoir of gender transition, Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey Between Genders, was a finalist for a 2012 National Jewish Book Award, and winner of a Forward Fives award.
Bella Abzug, feminist and civil rights advocate, embodied many Americans’ discontent with the political establishment in the tumultuous Vietnam War era. She gained notoriety as one of the most colorful and controversial House Members during the 1970s.
Long-time senator from California
Succeeding her husband, Florence P. Kahn used charisma and humor to carve out her own political accomplishments as a California Representative.
American mathematics educator and advocate
Aline Bernstein Saarinen was a prominent American journalist, art critic, author, and advocate for modern architecture.
German singer and actress
German-American physician and psychologist
In 1974 she returned to NIH as the Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the first woman to hold an institute directorship, and in 1993 she became Deputy Director of NIH, a position she carried out for the next decade.