April 29—May 5 1957 Reform Judaism leader Jane Evans argues for ordination of women rabbisApril 29read more 2001 Lifetime achievement award for cookbook author Joan Nathan April 30read more 1916 Labor leaders announce their engagement at May Day Parade May 1read more 1975 Publication of Gladys Rosen's Jewish bicentennial guidebookMay 2read more 2000 Longest-serving federal employee Lillie Steinhorn retires May 3read more 1930 Opera singer Roberta Peters is born May 4read more 1900 Nacha Rivkin, founder of the first US girls' yeshiva, is bornMay 5read more 2011 Barbara Dobkin receives honorary degree May 5read more 1968 Death of writer Sarah Brandstein Smith, “Queen of the shundroman" April 29read more 1972 Jane Collective is raided by Chicago police May 3read more 1863 Birth of English author, journalist, editor, lecturer, magazine proprietor, and counselor Ada Ballin May 4read more Choose a Date Select month JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember Select day Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Or a Date Range Select Start Date Select month JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember Select day 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Select End Date Select month JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember Select day 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 + Clear all filters Read the latest from JWA from your inbox. sign up now