Sisterhoods

She also served on the board of directors of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods beginning in 1973.

Personal Information for Mildred Watner Jewish Women's Archive 2010

Sisterhoods of personal service are founded by a number of New York City synagogues to address the needs of a growing Jewish immigrant population.

350th Celebration—Timeline 2010

She also served on the board of directors of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods beginning in 1973.

Personal Information for Mildred Watner 2010

Thousands of middle-class Jewish women throughout the United States took up this “task of love” in the late decades of the nineteenth century, forming Sisterhoods of Personal Service at synagogues across the country.

Sisterhoods of Personal Service in the United States. 2009

By 1905, Hannah B. Einstein could report in the Jewish Encyclopedia that most of the large congregations in New York City boasted Sisterhoods of Personal Service, and that a Federation of Sisterhoods had been established there in 1896 to coordinate sisterhood work with that of the United Hebrew Charities (UHC).

Sisterhoods of Personal Service in the United States. 2009

She became the president of the New York State Federation of Temple Sisterhoods in 1932, and was a member of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods.

Blanche Gilman. 2009

Sisterhoods in areas of war industry turned their social rooms into emergency hospitals, and some organized kosher kitchen units for civilian populations in the event of a catastrophe.

Women's League of Conservative Judaism. 2009

Sisterhoods during the era examined were religious housekeepers of the synagogues, with responsibilities extending from decorating a sukka in an aesthetically-pleasing manner to providing food at youth events.

Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Archival Resources on the History of Jewish Women in America. 2009

However, she achieved national recognition at the 1923 meeting of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods concerning “The Jewish Problem in the Larger World.”

Elsie K. Sulzberger. 2009

“Sisterhoods” active in the communities (except for Surinam) are in charge of the social work of the synagogues: Mikve-Israel – Emanuel in Wilemstadt, Curaçao; Shaarei Shalom in Kingston, Jamaica; and Kol Shearith Israel in Panama City, Panama.

Caribbean Islands and the Guianas. 2009