Being a Feminist Peace Activist--And Ashkenazi
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Being patient provides peace.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1565-5288
DOI: 10.1353/nsh.2004.0020