Regina Persisted: An Untold Story by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso non-media Appelfield is Professor Emeritus of

Appelfield is Professor Emeritus of Hebrew literature at Ben-Gurion University at Beersheva

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but the little recipe card shaped “extras” are really interesting and will have readers pouring over the pages of this book

Regina Persisted: An Untold Story by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso non-media Appelfield is Professor Emeritus ofYoung readers age 3 to 10. From a young age, Regina Jonas loved to read stories from the Bible. She loved to read Hebrew. She wanted to be a rabbi. There had never been a woman rabbi before, and some people said, 'You should learn to cook and sew like the other girls.' But Regina persisted. They said, 'Don't make trouble.' But Regina persisted. They said, 'Women are not smart enough.' Regina heard, but still she persisted. Finally, in 1935, Regina