The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women

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Joan Timmis Strasbaugh

Joan Timmis Strasbaugh has written about dance for numerous publications, including Dance Magazine, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch. She is currently the publisher of Jones Books.

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Pearl Lang

Pearl Lang was the first dancer Martha Graham allowed to perform some of Graham’s own roles. She also brought elements of the ecstatic poetry and dance of Jewish traditions to her own praised work.