Family Memoir Bernie Epton and the 1983 Chicago Mayoral Election by JEFF EPTON
Look to the rock from which you were hewn Vol. 34, No. 4, Fall 2010 chicago jewish historical societ y chicago jewish history Save the Date! Sunday, December 12 – Open Meeting: “Hannah’s Daughters: The National Council of Jewish Women” “Hannah’s Daughters: The National Council of Jewish Women” will be the subject of the next open meeting of the CJHS on Sunday, December 12, at Temple Beth Israel, 3601 West Dempster Street, Skokie. The program will begin at 2:00 p.m., and will be followed by a social hour with kosher refreshments. A guest panel of three NCJW activists—Carole Levine, Dawn Brent, and Cindy Wolfson—will discuss the past, present, and future of the organization, which originated in our city. In 1893, Hannah Greenebaum Solomon was asked to organize Hannah Greenebaum the participation of Jewish women in the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Solomon (1858-1942) When Hannah and her recruits discovered that participation was not substantive, but would consist of pouring coffee and other hostess duties, they walked out. Hannah then took matters into her own hands, building on the courageous action and volunteer work she had been leading for years in Chicago. By the end of the fair, Hannah and the accompanying delegate body of women had founded the NCJW, changing forever the role of American Jewish women and the nature of volunteerism. Admission is free and open to the public. There is ample parking in the Temple lot. For further information, e-mail info@chicagojewishhistory.org or phone the Society office (312) 663-5634.
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