Halperin, Sara Allen, 1897-1979.
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Sara Allen Halperin was a Cleveland, Ohio Jewish community leader from the 1920s-1960s. She was a founding member of Pioneer Women-The Women's Labor Zionist Organization of America, Inc., and helped establish its Cleveland chapter, serving as president of the Cleveland chapter, regional chairperson, national chairperson of regions, and for twelve years, member of the national board. She was also a member of the board of trustees of the Council Educational Alliance, a founder and first secretary of Sholom Aleichem Congregation, and a cultural chairperson of the Jewish Community Council. She married Moses P. Halperin, a Cleveland architect also active in the Cleveland Jewish community, in 1924. In 1965, eight years after her husband's death, she emigrated to Israel where she lived until her death.
From the description of Sara Allen Halperin papers, 1954-1979. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 43073357
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- Jewish women
- Jewish women
- Jews
- Labor Zionists
- Working women's clubs
- Zionism
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- Ohio--Cleveland (as recorded)
