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 Hannah G. Solomon, national president (1893-1905) |
| 1896 | First NCJW triennial convention, New York, N.Y. |
| 1905 | Pauline Rosenberg, national president (1905-1908) Established permanent NCJW immigrant aid station on Ellis Island, N.Y. |
| 1908 | Marion Misch, national president (1908-1913) |
| 1909 | Participated in the White House Conference on the Care of Dependent Children |
| 1912 | Founding member organization of the International Council of Jewish Women |
| 1913 | Janet Harris, national president (1913-1920) |
| 1920 | Rose Brenner, national president (1920-1926) |
| 1925 | Founding member organization of the National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War |
| 1934 | Member of the National Coordinating Committee for Aid to Refugees and Immigrants Coming from Germany |
| 1938 | Helped establish German-Jewish Children's Aid Society |
| 1945 | Launched Ship-A-Box, a program to send toys, books, and educational materials to Jewish children in Europe; expanded to Israel in 1947 |
| 1946 | Opened settlement homes for young women victimized by the Nazis in Athens, Greece, and Paris, France |
| 1947 | Provided funding to establish the Department of Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| 1953 | Creation of Public Affairs Committee and Public Affairs Department |
| 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 |
| 1968 | Established Research Institute for Innovation in Education at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| 1972 | First Joint Program Institute, Washington, D.C. Published Windows on Day Care, the first definitive national survey of day care services |
| 1974-1975 | Creation of State Public Affairs Committee |
| 1982 | Established Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) in Israel; expanded to the United States in 1984 |
| 1983 | Established Center for the Child research institute, New York, N.Y. |
| 2018 | National headquarters relocated from New York, N.Y., to Washington, D.C. |