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Women of Valor

Ray Frank

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Ray Frank Litman and Simon Litman, 1935
Ray Frank Litman and Simon Litman, 1935
Ray Frank Litman and Simon Litman en route to Palestine and England
Ray Frank Litman and Simon Litman en route to Palestine and England
Ray Frank Portrait, 1900
Ray Frank Portrait, 1900
Ray Frank's Husband Simon Litman, 1898
Ray Frank's Husband Simon Litman, 1898
"A California Woman Who Opposes the Suffragists" Article About Ray Frank's Opposition to Suffrage, Page 1
Article about Ray Frank's opposition to suffrage
Ray Frank in San Francisco, circa 1897
Ray Frank in San Francisco, circa 1897
"First Woman Rabbi" Article Excerpt from the San Francisco Chronicle, October 19, 1893
"First Woman Rabbi" Article Excerpt from the San Francisco Chronicle, October 19, 1893
Ray Frank's Prayer at the Jewish Women's Congress, September 4, 1893
Ray Frank's Prayer at the Jewish Women's Congress, September 4, 1893
"Ray Frank: The Jewish Lady Preacher" Article from Israel: The Jewish Magazine
"Ray Frank: The Jewish Lady Preacher" Article from Israel: The Jewish Magazine
"The Maiden in the Temple," November 13, 1892
"The Maiden in the Temple," November 13, 1892
Sketch of Ray Frank, 1893
Sketch of Ray Frank, 1893
"A Lay Sermon by a Young Lady," a Yom Kippur sermon, Part 1 of 3
A Lay Sermon by a Young Lady: a Yom Kippur sermon
Auditorium Theater in Spokane, Washington
Auditorium Theater in Spokane, Washington
Drawing of the First Hebrew Congregation, Oakland, California, circa 1886
Drawing of the First Hebrew Congregation, Oakland, California, circa 1886
Ray Frank, circa 1890
Ray Frank, circa 1890
Ray Frank Litman
Ray Frank Litman

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