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Monday, December 10, 2012

Women/Birth of Modern Hebrew Literature/Zionism

In class we discussed Abraham Mapu who wrote the first hebrew novel. Please read the following articles about Sarah Foner - http://jewishmag.com/45mag/froner/froner.htm, http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/foner-sarah-feiga-meinkin, and http://www.fonerbooks.com/translat.htm and answer the following questions: 

(1) Who was Sarah Foner and why is she a significant figure? 
(2) What are her famous works? 
(3) What activities did she take part in? 
(4) What is Sarah Foner's connection to Zionism?