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#otd #onthisday #thisdayinhistory #historical #romanhistory #ancienthistory #romanos #rome #antiquity #historytidbits #romanpeople #romancivilization #romanculture #romanempire #thisweekinhistory
October 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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#otd #onthisday #thisdayinhistory #historical #romanhistory #ancienthistory #romanos #rome #antiquity #historytidbits #romanpeople #romancivilization #romanculture #romanempire #thisweekinhistory
#otd #onthisday #thisdayinhistory #historical #romanhistory #ancienthistory #romanos #rome #antiquity #historytidbits #romanpeople #romancivilization #romanculture #romanempire #thisweekinhistory
“Mother and me at candle-lighting time,” 1999, by multimedia artist Helene Aylon.
Aylon was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1931. Shabbat shalom 🕯️ 🕯️ https://buff.ly/40QkvoD
Aylon was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1931. Shabbat shalom 🕯️ 🕯️ https://buff.ly/40QkvoD
January 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“Mother and me at candle-lighting time,” 1999, by multimedia artist Helene Aylon.
Aylon was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1931. Shabbat shalom 🕯️ 🕯️ https://buff.ly/40QkvoD
Aylon was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1931. Shabbat shalom 🕯️ 🕯️ https://buff.ly/40QkvoD
Emma Goldman’s beliefs made her many enemies, yet she was never deterred from speaking.
Regularly arrested, harassed, and barred, Goldman demonstrated that First Amendment rights often evaporated when one dared challenge the government.
She was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1869. buff.ly/2nvZq26
Regularly arrested, harassed, and barred, Goldman demonstrated that First Amendment rights often evaporated when one dared challenge the government.
She was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1869. buff.ly/2nvZq26
June 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Emma Goldman’s beliefs made her many enemies, yet she was never deterred from speaking.
Regularly arrested, harassed, and barred, Goldman demonstrated that First Amendment rights often evaporated when one dared challenge the government.
She was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1869. buff.ly/2nvZq26
Regularly arrested, harassed, and barred, Goldman demonstrated that First Amendment rights often evaporated when one dared challenge the government.
She was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1869. buff.ly/2nvZq26
Prolific Indian-Jewish painter Amrita Sher-Gil was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1913!
📷 Amrita painting "Brahmacharis", 1937, Image courtesy of Delhi Art Gallery.
📷 Amrita painting "Brahmacharis", 1937, Image courtesy of Delhi Art Gallery.
January 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Prolific Indian-Jewish painter Amrita Sher-Gil was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1913!
📷 Amrita painting "Brahmacharis", 1937, Image courtesy of Delhi Art Gallery.
📷 Amrita painting "Brahmacharis", 1937, Image courtesy of Delhi Art Gallery.
When Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in to the US Supreme Court #ThisWeekInHistory in 1993, she became the second woman - and the first Jewish woman - to do so. buff.ly/wxU31K1
August 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
When Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in to the US Supreme Court #ThisWeekInHistory in 1993, she became the second woman - and the first Jewish woman - to do so. buff.ly/wxU31K1
Early bday wishes to the queen of my heart 💙
Ofra Haza was a singing sensation known for combining traditional Yemenite music with electronic pop sounds. She was born #ThisWeekinHistory in 1957. https://buff.ly/3YRLoWR
#MizrahiHeritageMonth
Ofra Haza was a singing sensation known for combining traditional Yemenite music with electronic pop sounds. She was born #ThisWeekinHistory in 1957. https://buff.ly/3YRLoWR
#MizrahiHeritageMonth
November 18, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Early bday wishes to the queen of my heart 💙
Ofra Haza was a singing sensation known for combining traditional Yemenite music with electronic pop sounds. She was born #ThisWeekinHistory in 1957. https://buff.ly/3YRLoWR
#MizrahiHeritageMonth
Ofra Haza was a singing sensation known for combining traditional Yemenite music with electronic pop sounds. She was born #ThisWeekinHistory in 1957. https://buff.ly/3YRLoWR
#MizrahiHeritageMonth
As the first Latin American woman to be ordained a Conservative rabbi, Analia Bortz merged her identity as Latina with her careers in the rabbinate and medicine to help Latin American Jewish women achieve equality.
She was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1967. https://buff.ly/4axbAeM
She was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1967. https://buff.ly/4axbAeM
February 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As the first Latin American woman to be ordained a Conservative rabbi, Analia Bortz merged her identity as Latina with her careers in the rabbinate and medicine to help Latin American Jewish women achieve equality.
She was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1967. https://buff.ly/4axbAeM
She was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1967. https://buff.ly/4axbAeM
"In politics obedience and support are the same.”
Hannah Arendt's "Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil" argues that Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was no monster, but an ordinary man following orders.
Published #ThisWeekInHistory in 1963, it remains timely: https://buff.ly/4aKHsN7
Hannah Arendt's "Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil" argues that Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was no monster, but an ordinary man following orders.
Published #ThisWeekInHistory in 1963, it remains timely: https://buff.ly/4aKHsN7
February 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"In politics obedience and support are the same.”
Hannah Arendt's "Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil" argues that Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was no monster, but an ordinary man following orders.
Published #ThisWeekInHistory in 1963, it remains timely: https://buff.ly/4aKHsN7
Hannah Arendt's "Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil" argues that Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was no monster, but an ordinary man following orders.
Published #ThisWeekInHistory in 1963, it remains timely: https://buff.ly/4aKHsN7
Theresa Malkiel was an activist for labor, women’s rights, and especially socialism. She was born on #ThisWeekInHistory in 1874, in Russia.
📷 Socialist activist Theresa Serber Malkiel, ca. 1910. buff.ly/0VjVuzS
📷 Socialist activist Theresa Serber Malkiel, ca. 1910. buff.ly/0VjVuzS
April 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Theresa Malkiel was an activist for labor, women’s rights, and especially socialism. She was born on #ThisWeekInHistory in 1874, in Russia.
📷 Socialist activist Theresa Serber Malkiel, ca. 1910. buff.ly/0VjVuzS
📷 Socialist activist Theresa Serber Malkiel, ca. 1910. buff.ly/0VjVuzS
4) Cameo of Trajan and his wife Plotina; credits: zurl.co/9av1T
#otd #thisdayinhistory #onthisday #historical #history #romanhistory #ancienthistory #thisweekinhistory #Trajan
#otd #thisdayinhistory #onthisday #historical #history #romanhistory #ancienthistory #thisweekinhistory #Trajan
September 18, 2026 at 7:32 PM
4) Cameo of Trajan and his wife Plotina; credits: zurl.co/9av1T
#otd #thisdayinhistory #onthisday #historical #history #romanhistory #ancienthistory #thisweekinhistory #Trajan
#otd #thisdayinhistory #onthisday #historical #history #romanhistory #ancienthistory #thisweekinhistory #Trajan
Poet Dahlia Ravikovitch, born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1936, was one of the most significant figures in modern Hebrew literature and poetry and is best known for her groundbreaking feminist poetry and political involvement. https://buff.ly/3ZaNJh1
November 21, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Poet Dahlia Ravikovitch, born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1936, was one of the most significant figures in modern Hebrew literature and poetry and is best known for her groundbreaking feminist poetry and political involvement. https://buff.ly/3ZaNJh1
"Adolescence, when it happened, was a shock. Suddenly I was inescapably confined by gender—I rejected this tacitly and also violently."
Louise Glück was named poet laureate of the US #ThisWeekInHistory in 2003.
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Louise Glück was named poet laureate of the US #ThisWeekInHistory in 2003.
buff.ly/NtwslBt
August 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"Adolescence, when it happened, was a shock. Suddenly I was inescapably confined by gender—I rejected this tacitly and also violently."
Louise Glück was named poet laureate of the US #ThisWeekInHistory in 2003.
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Louise Glück was named poet laureate of the US #ThisWeekInHistory in 2003.
buff.ly/NtwslBt
#ThisWeekInHistory - 25 May 567BC a triumph was held to celebrate the victory of the 6th king of Rome, Servius Tullius, over the Etruscans. Little was recorded about the war, but his success increased his popularity & consolidated his position as king.
📷Etruscan warrior, found near Viterbo, c.500BC
📷Etruscan warrior, found near Viterbo, c.500BC
May 26, 2026 at 9:25 AM
#ThisWeekInHistory - 25 May 567BC a triumph was held to celebrate the victory of the 6th king of Rome, Servius Tullius, over the Etruscans. Little was recorded about the war, but his success increased his popularity & consolidated his position as king.
📷Etruscan warrior, found near Viterbo, c.500BC
📷Etruscan warrior, found near Viterbo, c.500BC
Above all, Sonia Delaunay's devotion was to color. Everywhere.
She was prolific in her interests—collage, textiles, painting, printmaking, theatrical costume, and interior design. She died #ThisWeekInHistory in 1979. https://buff.ly/4eJhOsx
🎨 Philomène by Sonia Delaunay, 1907.
She was prolific in her interests—collage, textiles, painting, printmaking, theatrical costume, and interior design. She died #ThisWeekInHistory in 1979. https://buff.ly/4eJhOsx
🎨 Philomène by Sonia Delaunay, 1907.
December 4, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Above all, Sonia Delaunay's devotion was to color. Everywhere.
She was prolific in her interests—collage, textiles, painting, printmaking, theatrical costume, and interior design. She died #ThisWeekInHistory in 1979. https://buff.ly/4eJhOsx
🎨 Philomène by Sonia Delaunay, 1907.
She was prolific in her interests—collage, textiles, painting, printmaking, theatrical costume, and interior design. She died #ThisWeekInHistory in 1979. https://buff.ly/4eJhOsx
🎨 Philomène by Sonia Delaunay, 1907.
Cass Elliot brought charm and vocal muscle to a stormy and transitional period of American music history as a member of the Mamas and the Papas.
She died #ThisWeekInHistory in 1974. Read more: buff.ly/FDj2M5r
She died #ThisWeekInHistory in 1974. Read more: buff.ly/FDj2M5r
July 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Cass Elliot brought charm and vocal muscle to a stormy and transitional period of American music history as a member of the Mamas and the Papas.
She died #ThisWeekInHistory in 1974. Read more: buff.ly/FDj2M5r
She died #ThisWeekInHistory in 1974. Read more: buff.ly/FDj2M5r
Enjoy this selection of powerful works from Mariana Yampolsky, an artist whose vision and social commitment made her one of the most important figures in 20th-century Mexico.
Born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1925, Yampolsky left behind a legacy of art rooted in community and creativity: buff.ly/Ss7VVTS
Born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1925, Yampolsky left behind a legacy of art rooted in community and creativity: buff.ly/Ss7VVTS
September 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Enjoy this selection of powerful works from Mariana Yampolsky, an artist whose vision and social commitment made her one of the most important figures in 20th-century Mexico.
Born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1925, Yampolsky left behind a legacy of art rooted in community and creativity: buff.ly/Ss7VVTS
Born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1925, Yampolsky left behind a legacy of art rooted in community and creativity: buff.ly/Ss7VVTS
Discovered while working as a telephone operator, Ruby Myers - also known as Sulochana - was an Indian actress from the Baghdadi Jewish community.
#ThisWeekInHistory in 1974, she won the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema’s most prestigious lifetime achievement award: buff.ly/MCPVEaa
#ThisWeekInHistory in 1974, she won the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema’s most prestigious lifetime achievement award: buff.ly/MCPVEaa
October 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Discovered while working as a telephone operator, Ruby Myers - also known as Sulochana - was an Indian actress from the Baghdadi Jewish community.
#ThisWeekInHistory in 1974, she won the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema’s most prestigious lifetime achievement award: buff.ly/MCPVEaa
#ThisWeekInHistory in 1974, she won the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema’s most prestigious lifetime achievement award: buff.ly/MCPVEaa
The notion of creating “modern Jewish art” influenced artist Sarah Shor's evolution. She painted works in which “new world” optimism co-existed with the tragedy of the pogrom she experienced. She was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1897. buff.ly/rEAEMhP
📷 Sarah Shor, “Untitled”
📷 Sarah Shor, “Untitled”
March 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The notion of creating “modern Jewish art” influenced artist Sarah Shor's evolution. She painted works in which “new world” optimism co-existed with the tragedy of the pogrom she experienced. She was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1897. buff.ly/rEAEMhP
📷 Sarah Shor, “Untitled”
📷 Sarah Shor, “Untitled”
Helen Forrest was a trailblazer of the big band era, among the first vocalists to be featured throughout full band arrangements rather than just one chorus. She died #ThisWeekInHistory in 1999. buff.ly/NR332rL
July 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Helen Forrest was a trailblazer of the big band era, among the first vocalists to be featured throughout full band arrangements rather than just one chorus. She died #ThisWeekInHistory in 1999. buff.ly/NR332rL
Louise Glück, poet, essayist, and educator, was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1943. buff.ly/cUxdV8q
Major themes in Glück’s writing include motherhood, family conflict, marriage, separation, intimacy, the body, death, grief, and nature.
Major themes in Glück’s writing include motherhood, family conflict, marriage, separation, intimacy, the body, death, grief, and nature.
April 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Louise Glück, poet, essayist, and educator, was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1943. buff.ly/cUxdV8q
Major themes in Glück’s writing include motherhood, family conflict, marriage, separation, intimacy, the body, death, grief, and nature.
Major themes in Glück’s writing include motherhood, family conflict, marriage, separation, intimacy, the body, death, grief, and nature.
If the challah isn't this big I don't want it 🙂↔️
Gertrude Berg's "The Goldbergs" premiered on television #ThisWeekInHistory in 1949.
The Goldbergs dealt with Jewish life in the US, exploring cultural differences between immigrants and their American-born offspring. https://buff.ly/40eYr6Q
Gertrude Berg's "The Goldbergs" premiered on television #ThisWeekInHistory in 1949.
The Goldbergs dealt with Jewish life in the US, exploring cultural differences between immigrants and their American-born offspring. https://buff.ly/40eYr6Q
January 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If the challah isn't this big I don't want it 🙂↔️
Gertrude Berg's "The Goldbergs" premiered on television #ThisWeekInHistory in 1949.
The Goldbergs dealt with Jewish life in the US, exploring cultural differences between immigrants and their American-born offspring. https://buff.ly/40eYr6Q
Gertrude Berg's "The Goldbergs" premiered on television #ThisWeekInHistory in 1949.
The Goldbergs dealt with Jewish life in the US, exploring cultural differences between immigrants and their American-born offspring. https://buff.ly/40eYr6Q
Bringing elements of the ecstatic poetry and dance of Jewish traditions to her praised work, dancer Pearl Lang was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1921. buff.ly/JlnvmXe
May 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Bringing elements of the ecstatic poetry and dance of Jewish traditions to her praised work, dancer Pearl Lang was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1921. buff.ly/JlnvmXe
Labor activist Myra Wolfgang organizes Detroit Woolworth’s Sit-down Strike #ThisWeekInHistory in 1937.
180 strikers presented a list of demands including union recognition, raises, an 8-hour work day, and more. Read more: https://buff.ly/3EUtXOY
180 strikers presented a list of demands including union recognition, raises, an 8-hour work day, and more. Read more: https://buff.ly/3EUtXOY
February 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Labor activist Myra Wolfgang organizes Detroit Woolworth’s Sit-down Strike #ThisWeekInHistory in 1937.
180 strikers presented a list of demands including union recognition, raises, an 8-hour work day, and more. Read more: https://buff.ly/3EUtXOY
180 strikers presented a list of demands including union recognition, raises, an 8-hour work day, and more. Read more: https://buff.ly/3EUtXOY
Praised for “Playing like a man,” Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler exploded notions about women pianists with the precision, power, and expressiveness of her performances.
She was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1863. buff.ly/xs3QKvW
📷 Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, c. 1889.
She was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1863. buff.ly/xs3QKvW
📷 Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, c. 1889.
July 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Praised for “Playing like a man,” Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler exploded notions about women pianists with the precision, power, and expressiveness of her performances.
She was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1863. buff.ly/xs3QKvW
📷 Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, c. 1889.
She was born #ThisWeekInHistory in 1863. buff.ly/xs3QKvW
📷 Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, c. 1889.
"Bella was born yelling" - and never stopped. #ThisWeekInHistory in 1920, Congresswoman Bella Abzug came into the world ready to raise her voice.
A fierce leader in the women’s movement, she made sure women’s rights were always on the agenda. buff.ly/HK3xiXI
A fierce leader in the women’s movement, she made sure women’s rights were always on the agenda. buff.ly/HK3xiXI
July 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"Bella was born yelling" - and never stopped. #ThisWeekInHistory in 1920, Congresswoman Bella Abzug came into the world ready to raise her voice.
A fierce leader in the women’s movement, she made sure women’s rights were always on the agenda. buff.ly/HK3xiXI
A fierce leader in the women’s movement, she made sure women’s rights were always on the agenda. buff.ly/HK3xiXI