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Licoricia of Winchester
An ultra Orthodox Jewish man walks past women wearing costumes from the TV series 'The Handmaid's Tale' during an anti-government protest at a train station in Jerusalem, Israel, 01 March 2023. People have been protesting all over the country against the government’s justice system reform. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN
March 9, 2023, 12:04 pm
OPINION: Is International Women’s Day all talk and no trousers? 
Women have been allocated one day among 365 for global appreciation. Are we doing ourselves a huge disservice with such twee tokenism?
By Michelle Rosenberg
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis next to the statue of Licoricia of Winchester at The Arc in Winchester which was meant to be unveiled by the Prince of Wales but who tested positive for Covid-19 and is now self-isolating. The plaque was unveiled by The Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Nigel Atkinson. Picture date: Thursday February 10, 2022.
February 11, 2022, 11:52 am
Statue of medieval Jewish woman who helped fund Westminster Abbey is unveiled
Chief Rabbi Mirvis and a representative of the Royal Family joined more than 1,000 people in Winchester's Jewry Street, to see the statue of Licoricia of Winchester inaugurated
January 26, 2022, 9:15 am
Statue of ‘most important Jewish woman in medieval England’ to be unveiled
Life-size memorial to Licoricia of Winchester crafted by sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley will be revealed in early February following a mammoth fundraising effort
By Stephen Oryszczuk
Statue of Licoricia of Winchester with her son Asser, designed by classically trained sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley
March 26, 2019, 4:18 pm
Statue of 13th century Jewish businesswoman to be erected in Winchester
The statue has been designed by classically trained sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley
By Mathilde Frot
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