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Phyllis Chesler's avatar

I've received over 50 congratulatory emails about this award. I would like to thank you all, once more, for your tremendous support.

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From email: Phyllis, I'm qvelling ...! So excited for you, and so proud to have you as a friend!

Lucie Ramsey's avatar

Phyllis , you are so very deserving!

Knowing you since 1972 has brought rich rewards of knowledge through your work.

You are a courageous truth-teller not just for women but for Jews and others as well.

Mazel Tov🙏🏼✡️

Jerry L. Martin's avatar

Whether or not one is honored or even remembered, your work has an impact on the real world, which will be better for the rest of time from your extraordinary efforts on behalf of women and justice. Bless you!

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From email:

Kol haKavod Phyllis. A worthy honor. Thanks for all you've done and what you continue to do.

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From email:

Dear Phyllis:

Warmest congratulations on receiving this signal honour, so richly deserved.

I remember those days, in the early 70s, and the work that we all did at that time, as part of the National Organization for Women and many other organizations, remains in my memory as among the most important and life-affirming actions of my life.

As a young mother, I was a lowly worker among those battling for abortion rights and community-controlled day care.

But you were among the thinkers who wrote the manifestoes which still stand as monuments to the women’s movement which continues to this day.

Thank you for your life-affirming work!

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From email:

Congratulations Phyllis, well deserved!

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From email:

Mazal tov!

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From email:

Huge congrats!

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From email:

Dearest Phyllis,

So, so well deserved.

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From email:

Mazel Tov! I would have joined if I had known about it! And you’ve certainly had quite a lot of recognition of the importance and impactfulness of your life’s work recently! I hope you feel good about all of this.

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From email:

Congratulations!! You certainly deserve it – about time!

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From email:

Congratulations Phyllis

I’m so happy for you and proud that I know you and that we struggled together in the past.

Our relationship is grounded in our tradition and our values. Our expectations and experiences. In different countries and love of country.

You are a tzedeka. Truly.

Rivka is smiling.

It is right that you are recognized.

A bit of good in this world

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From email:

I feel honored to know you and thrilled at this recognition — so deserved! — coming your way. You haven’t fought for recognition. You’ve fought for justice! So this plateau of recognition is a kind of “extra” that people of your caliber don’t often receive.

Many congratulations and enjoy it!

Love and admiration in heaps

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From email:

Mazel Tovisssssssssssssimo from "The Boot." It is an honor to know you.

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From email:

Exactly, what you have given me, Phyllis. You have had such an important mission in this world. And you have more than fulfilled it.

May you have many more years of repairing the world before your mission is completed.

Congratulations!