Sheila Michaels – Jewcy https://jewcy.com Jewcy is what matters now Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:09:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.5 https://jewcy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Screen-Shot-2021-08-13-at-12.43.12-PM-32x32.png Sheila Michaels – Jewcy https://jewcy.com 32 32 Does The New York Times Obituary Section Have a Jewish Problem? https://jewcy.com/religion-and-beliefs/new-york-times-obituary-section-jewish-problem?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-york-times-obituary-section-jewish-problem https://jewcy.com/religion-and-beliefs/new-york-times-obituary-section-jewish-problem#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:10:47 +0000 http://jewcy.com/?p=160560 Sheila Michaels, who passed away recently, is only the latest notable Member of the Tribe whose identity was erased by the Paper of Record.

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You may have missed a fascinating obituary from last week: that of Sheila Michaels, the feminist and civil rights activist who is credited for propagating the use of the honorific “Ms.” Outside of this news-making accomplishment, her life was fascinating, from being expelled from college in part due to her outspoken anti-segregationist views, to working as a cabdriver, to becoming a restaurateur. The New York Times piece adds a lot of color and detail in a short amount of space to the life of an amazing woman. But there’s one glaring omission: Michaels was Jewish.

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