The National Council of Jewish Women will mark its 75th anniversary at its biennial convention in Chicago, the city where it was founded, next Sunday. Some 800 delegates are expected to attend the five-day meeting.
The Council was established in 1884 by Mrs. Hannah Greenbaum Solomon, a German-Jewish housewife, and a small group of other Jewish women devoted to “faith, humanity, education and philanthropy”, according to Miss Hannah Stein, executive director. Today, it has a membership of more than 100,000 women with 200 chapters throughout the country. It plays an influential role in the lives of underprivileged women of all faiths, Miss Stein said.
“Our concerns today remain the same as in the past,” she said. These include day-care and early childhood projects, employment programs and welfare reforms. The council women have joined with members of the National Council of Catholic Women and the National Council of Church Women United to form “Women in Community Service” and to help girls escape from poverty, Miss Stein said.
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