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Jewish Heroes and Heroines of America

World War II to the Present:

1. Jews Serve in World War II
2. Jewish Heroes: At Pearl Harbor
3. Three Jewish Heroes: of World War II
4. Two Jewish Medal of Honor Winners: World War II
5. Capt. Ben L. Salomon: Jewish Medal of Honor Recipient in World War II
6. Rabbi Alexander Goode: Chaplain/Hero of World War II
7. Herbert P. Grossman: A World War II Hero of Leyte
8. Lt. Frances Slanger: Jewish Nurse Killed in World War II
9. Ariel Durant: Writer
10. Two Jewish Heroes: in the Pacific
11. "Mickey" Marcus: A Hero in Both America and Israel
12. Judge Betty Weinberg Ellerin: First woman appointed as a Justice of the Appellate Division, N.Y.
13. Ellen Goodman: National Pulitzer Prize Columnist
14. Two Jewish Junior Officers: of World War II
15. Jewish Army Generals: Who Served with Distinction in World War II
16. Jewish Naval and Marine Corps Officer Heroes: in World War II
17. Staff Sergeant Max Warshaw: A Highly Decorated Hero of World War II
18. P.F.C. Charles Feuereisen: A Hero Talks with General MacArthur
19. "Hank" Greenberg: A Baseball Great and War Hero
20. Paul Muni: Yiddish Theater and Movie Star
21. Albert Einstein: A Giant in the World of Physics
22. Jesse Louis Lasky: A Film Industry Pioneer
23. Flora Lewis: Outstanding Journalist
24. Max M. Novich: The Dean of Sports Medicine
25. Anna M. Rosenberg: Assistant Defense Secretary
26. "Sandy" Koufax: A Baseball Legend
27. Jules Robert Oppenheimer: A Leading 20th Century Physicist
28. Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin: Conquer Polio
29. Arthur Goldberg: Supreme Court Justice
30. Admiral Hyman George Rickover: Father of the Atomic-Powered Navy
31. Rosalyn S. Yalow: Nobel Prize Recipient in Medicine and Physiology
32. Isaac Bashevis Singer: Nobel Prize Recipient
33. Benny Goodman: The "King of Swing"
34. Lydia Rapoport: Educational Leader in Social Work
35. Henry Alfred Kissinger: Statesman and Nobel Prize Recipient
36. Leonard Bernstein: Conductor, Composer and Pianist
37. Jews Who Fought: in World War II and Korea
38. Corporal Abraham Geller: Is Heroic in Korea
39. Tibor Rubin: An Unusual Hero of the Korean War
40. Judith Raskin: A Great Lyric Soprano
41. Colonel Jack H. Jacobs: Medal of Honor Recipient in Vietnam
42. John Levitow: Medal of Honor Recipient in Vietnam
43. P.F.C. Stewart Burr: A Hero of Vietnam
44. Two Jewish Generals: Of the Vietnam Era
45. Three Jewish Heroes: Of the Vietnam War
46. Aline B. Saarinen: Art Critic and Correspondent
47. Dore Schary: Film Writer and Producer
48. Judith Martin: Director, Actress and Playright
49. Gregory Goodwin Pincus: Father of "The Pill"
50. Judy Blume: Author of Juvenile and Adult Novels
51. Nancy Lieberman: A Great Women's Basketball Star
52. Beverly Sills: Soprano and Opera Director
53. Mark Spitz: An Olympic Swimming Star
54. Barbara Walters: Noted Interviewer and Star of Television
55. Cynthia Ozick: Novelist, Essayist and Critic
56. Bella Abzug : A Political Figure and a Leader in the Women's Movement
57. Barbra Streisand: Concert Star, Actress, Director and Producer of Movies
58. Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
59. Barbara Boxer: United States Senator from California
60. Dianne Feinstein: United States Senator from California
61. Letty Cottin Pogrebin: Feminist Leader and Magazine Editor
62. Judith A. Resnik: The Second Woman in Space
63. Lynn Gottlieb: Rabbi and Jewish Feminist
64. Congressman Robert Wexler
65. Renee Headings: Sculptress
66. Sada Jacobson: Fencing Champion
67. Bonnie Bernstein: Outstanding TV Sports Reporter
68. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Congresswoman
69. Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal: U.S. Assistant Surgeon General and Senior Globe Health Advisor

For other exhibits of interest, see Seymour "Sy" Brody's Jewish Heroes and Heroines of America Exhibits

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