Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Administrative History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1893 | Hannah G. Solomon organized the Congress of Jewish Women for participation in the World's Columbian Exposition's Parliament of Religions, Chicago, Ill. Congress of Jewish Women renamed the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) at the World's Columbian Exposition |
| 1896 | First NCJW triennial convention, New York, N.Y. |
| 1944 | Establishment of Washington, D.C., office Olya Margolin hired as Washington representative |
| 1953 | Creation of Public Affairs Committee and Public Affairs Department |
| 1956 | Organization of Washington, D.C., subcommittee of the Public Affairs Committee |
| 1958 | First Washington Institute on Public Affairs, Washington, D.C. |
| 1964 | Women in Community Service (WICS) co-founded with the National Council of Catholic Women, the National Council of Negro Women, and United Church Women |
| 1969 | Public Affairs Committee and Public Affairs Department renamed National Affairs Committee and National Affairs Department Washington Institute on Public Affairs renamed Washington Institute |
| 1972 | First Joint Program Institute, Washington, D.C. |
| 1974-1975 | Creation of State Public Affairs Committee |
| 1978 | Retirement of Olya Margolin as Washington representative |
| 1978-1982 | Miriam ("Micky") Salkind, Washington representative |
| 1982-1983 | Harriet Stonehill, Washington representative |
| 1983-1986 | Deborah Wiener (Kaniewski), Washington representative |
| 1986 | Alynn Nathanson, Acting Washington representative |
| 1987-2014 | Sammie Moshenberg, Washington representative; title changed to director of Washington Operations (1991) |
| 2011 | State Public Affairs Committee renamed State Policy Advocacy Network |
| 2015-2018 | Jody Rabhan, director of Washington Operations |
| 2018 | National headquarters relocated from New York, N.Y., to Washington, D.C., absorbing the Washington office and staff |