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Nacha Rivkin

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Nacha Rivkin · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Orthodox Jewish education for women in America began with the work of Nacha Rivkin, a founder of Shulamith School for Girls, the first girls’ yeshiva in the United States.

When

5 May 1900

Biography

Nacha Rivkin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Orthodox Jewish education for women in America began with the work of Nacha Rivkin, a founder of Shulamith School for Girls, the first girls’ yeshiva in the United States.

How & why

Orthodox Jewish education for women in America began with the work of Nacha Rivkin, a founder of Shulamith School for Girls, the first girls’ yeshiva in the United States. That is how the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women, the scholarly reference published by the Jewish Women's Archive, opens its entry on her, written by Susan Sapiro, and the entry is linked below.

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Source: Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women (Jewish Women's Archive) — Susan Sapiro

Contributions & Sources

Orthodox Jewish education for women in America began with the work of Nacha Rivkin, a founder of Shulamith School for Girls, the first girls’ yeshiva in the United States.

1900

Source: Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women (Jewish Women's Archive) — Susan Sapiro