Living Legacies [Hardcover]

Great Women of Our Generation
They came from different worlds. Yet they all helped shape ours.

A rebbetzin in a chassidishe court.
A mechaneches who molded generations of students.
A Holocaust survivor who rebuilt from ashes.
A devoted wife of a rosh yeshivah.
An American-born mother whose home became a haven for countless others.
At first glance, the forty-four remarkable women portrayed in Living Legacies seem to have little in common. Their backgrounds, personalities, communities, and life experiences were strikingly different. Some were reserved and private; others radiated warmth and energy to all who crossed their path.

Yet beneath those differences runs a powerful common thread. Each woman lived with unwavering devotion to Torah and Klal Yisrael. Each built a home infused with faith, dignity, and purpose. Each touched lives through extraordinary acts of chessed, wisdom, sacrifice, and love. And each left behind a legacy that continues to inspire long after her passing.

Drawn from decades of tributes originally published in the Yated Ne’eman, veteran author Chaya Baila Weinfeld shares her unique storytelling talents in Living Legacies, bringing these unforgettable women to life with warmth, insight, and deep respect. Rich in detail, these portraits preserve not only the stories of remarkable individuals, but the values they embodied.

Their lives are a legacy, a gift of timeless inspiration for every Jewish woman.

Great Women Included in This Volume:
Rebbetzin Fraida Milka Abramowitz of Ribnitz
Rebbetzin Zahava Braunstein
Mrs. Goldie Brown
Mrs. Dena Sorah Brody
Rebbetzin Leah Breslauer
Rebbetzin Bruria David
Mrs. Miriam Elias
Rebbetzin Shelia Feinstein
Rebbetzin Chana Gorelick
Mrs. Sima Greenfeld
Rebbetzin Nechama Doba Groner
Mrs. Aliza Grund
Rebbetzin Sima Mirel Hager of Vizhnitz
Rebbetzin Sora Baila Kaplan
Rebbetzin Tema Kamenetsky
Rebbetzin Miriam Lubling
Rebbetzin Henny Machlis
Rebbetzin Malka Mashinsky
Rebbetzin Shoshana Mendlowitz
Rebbetzin Udi Moskowitz
Mrs. Sarah Esther Nussbaum
Rebbetzin Peppy (Pessel) Olshin
Rebbetzin Yehudis Perlow of Novominsk
Rebbetzin Raizel Portugal of Skulen
Rebbetzin Shulamis Prager-Keller
Morah Rifka Rosenberg
Rebbetzin Shulamis Rozsansky
Rebbetzin Georgie Schorr
Mrs. Martha Schron
Mrs. Jean Schraub
Mrs. Chana Frumet Scherman
Rebbetzin Yenta Gittel Schwab
Rebbetzin Ruchoma Shain
Rebbetzin Shoshana Soloveitchik
Rebbetzin Rochel Sorotzkin
Mrs. Ruth Stefansky
Rebbetzin Alte Faiga Teitelbaum of Satmar
Rebbetzin Pessel Leah Teitelbaum of Satmar
Rebbetzin Chana Mindel Teitelbaum
Mrs. Esther Malka Tillim
Rebbetzin Esther Ungarischer
Mrs. Aliza Wesel
Rebbetzin Jackie Wein

Binding: Hardcover
Size: 6" x 9"
Pages: 454
Language: English
Publisher: ArtScroll Mesorah Publications
Release Date: 06/18/2026
ISBN-10: 1422648729
ISBN #: 9781422648728

Living Legacies [Hardcover]
Great Women of Our Generation
By: C.B. Weinfeld