Selma Weintraub

Selma Weintraub is a past national president of the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism. Her articles have appeared in Outlook Magazine, and she has written for The Seminary at 100, a publication of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. She is currently International Archivist for Women’s League for Conservative Judaism.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Selma Weintraub." (Viewed on November 23, 2024) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/weintraub-selma>.