Cora WIlburn

Cora Wilburn (1824–1906), born Henrietta Pulfermacher, emigrated from France to the United States under the name Henretty Jackson in 1848. Her novels, essays, and poems mostly appeared in rare spiritualist journals and Jewish periodicals.
 
Jonathan D. Sarna is the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University and directs its Schusterman Center for Israel Studies. He is also chief historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History. He is author or editor of more than thirty books on American Jewish history and life, including American Ju­daism: A History.