Culture

One Jew, One Vote: Hildee Weiss, 48

Every weekday through Election Day, JTA will post a brief profile of one Jewish voter. (Thanks for the inspiration, Humans of New York.) Name: Hildee Weiss Age: 48 Lives: Cleveland area Works: Freelance writer Voting for: Undecided “I’m very ambivalent about both of them. I’m still not 100 percent sure what I’m going to do. It would probably be a matter […]

The Ukrainian Jewess Who Organized L.A.’s Mexican Garment Workers

In the early 20th century, seamstresses in the U.S. worked long hours for little pay. Anarchist and feminist labor organizer Rose Pesotta helped shake up the industry. At 16, Pesotta (born Rakhel Peisoty) fled Ukraine to avoid an arranged marriage. She came to New York, found work as a seamstress, wrote for radical Yiddish […]