Naomi Block Manners Stern, 1921-

Naomi Block Manners Stern 1 (1921-)

Naomi Block first met Eleanor Roosevelt in the summer of 1941, when she attended the first Summer Student Leadership Institutes held at the Roosevelts' home in Campobello, New Brunswick, Canada. Selected to attend the Institute by the President of Hunter College, Naomi Block was one of five Student Government Associations Presidents attending the Institute that was sponsored by the International Student Service. The Institute was held for a two years at the Roosevelt's home before it ended at the outbreak of the war. 2 A total of 29 student leaders, composed of Student Government Association Presidents, college newspaper editors, and leaders of various student organizations assembled to take part in the five week session of lectures and discussions concerning the role of students in world affairs and campus policies. In addition to lectures conducted by Mrs. Roosevelt, visiting lecturers included Justice Felix Frankfurter, Archibald MacLeish, Walter White, and Louis Fischer. Ms. Stern writes; "…Mrs Roosevelt not only lectured to us, but also spent time in workshops, evening discussions, and generally getting to know us…"

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