Question of the Week:
What world leader who, upon taking leader-
ship of his country in 1924, declared, "[This
nation] does not now anti-Semitism and we
believe that it never will know it"?
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A look at some famous, and not-so-famous, Jewish heroes.
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improving conditions for consumers
and taxpayers. A native of
Louisville, Ky., Brandeis also was a
leading Zionist, who left the bulk of
his estate to Zionist causes.
1. LILLIAN WALD (1867-1940)
was called "the angel among
the pushcarts" for her dedication
to the poor. She came to the
United States from Germany;
after graduating from nursing
school, she began working
among beleaguered immigrants
on New York's Lower East Side.
Together with her friend, Mary
Brewster, she founded the Visit-
ing Nurses Service, and worked
until her death to improve living
conditions for the indigent.
4. HERBERT HENRY LEHMAN
(1878 1963) first served as U.S.
director general of the United
Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Administration before being
elected, in 1932, governor of
New York. Reelected three times,
he worked tirelessly against all
forms of discrimination, and was
one of the first spokesmen for
senior citizens. Among those
attending his funeral at Temple
Emanu-El in \ew York was the
new president, Lyndon Johnson.
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2. ISAAC LEESER (1806-1868)
was a German immigrant and
rabbi who became the leader of
the Sephardic community of
Philadelphia. Leeser devoted his
life to furthering and improving
Jewish education in the United
States. Among his contributions
were establishing the country's
first Hebrew school and first rab-
binical college.
5. ADOLPHUS SOLOMON
(1 826-1910) was a founder of
the American Red Cross.
Solomon also organized the first
nurses' training school in Wash-
ington, D.C., and helped to
found numerous organizations.
They include the Montefiore
Home for Chronic Invalids, the
Russian Jews Immigration Aid
Society and the Jewish Protectory
and Aid Society. He was an offi-
cer with both the Provident Aid
Society and the Emergency Hos-
pital of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals.
3. LOUIS BRANDEIS (1856
1941) probably is most famous as
the first Jew to serve on the U.S.
Supreme Court. Yet in his private
practice, he established a reputa-
tion as the "People's Attorney"
because of his commitment to
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