Today’s Jewish Birthday: Alice Shalvi

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Alice Shalvi, 2013 (Photo: Wikipedia)

Alice Shalvi (October 16, 1926 – October 2, 2023) was an Israeli professor and educator. She played a leading role in progressive Jewish education for girls and advancing the status of women.

Alice Hildegard Margulies (later Shalvi) was born in Essen, Germany, to an Orthodox Jewish family. Her parents, Benzion and Perl Margulies, were religious Zionists. Alice was the younger of two children. The family had a wholesale linen and housewares business.

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