Wortis, Helen Zunser
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Wortis, Helen Zunser
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Wortis, Helen
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Born Brooklyn, N.Y., died Shelter Island, N.Y. Author.
The daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, Helen Zunser Wortis (1906-1976) was a humanitarian and scholar who resided in both Brooklyn and Shelter Island on Long Island, where she worked as an archivist at the Shelter Island Historical Society. She published several articles in the Long Island Forum and the Journal of Long Island History . Wortis was also actively involved in community affairs and various charities. She helped form the Brooklyn Heights Youth Center, which she served for many years until her death, and also assisted in obtaining funds for the Weeksville project, which evolved into the Weeksville Heritage Center, a significant Brooklyn cultural institution.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/4509764
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no94036809
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Slavery
African Americans
African Americans
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Long Island (N.Y.) |x History
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Shelter Island (N.Y.)
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New Mexico
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