Kretzmer, Lilli Cohen.
Lilli Cohen Kretzmer was born in Germany, and studied law at the University of Bonn. She married Dr. Eugen Kretzmer, a dermatologist; they had two children. The Kretzmers left Germany in 1939, and settled in Worcester, Mass., where Dr. Kretzmer died in 1955.
In 1964 Kretzmer became Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Office of the Worcester Section of the National Council of Jewish Women; she also chaired the newly-created Resettlement Department, which worked with the Jewish Family Service to help Jewish refugees who came to the United States after World War II. In the early 1950's, as a representative of the United Restitution Organization, she helped refugees from Germany fill out the necessary forms and file claims for restitution. In 1949 the Board of Immigration Appeals of the U.S. Department of Justice licensed Kretzmer to appear in court to handle immigration cases.
From the description of Papers, 1950-1976 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 19332624
Lilli Cohen Kretzmer was born in Germany, and studied law at the University of Bonn. She married Dr. Eugen Kretzmer, a dermatologist; they had two children. The Kretzmers left Germany in 1939, and settled in Worcester, Mass., where Dr. Kretzmer died in 1955.
In 1964 Kretzmer became Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Office of the Worcester Section of the National Council of Jewish Women; she also chaired the newly-created Resettlement Department, which worked with the Jewish Family Service to help Jewish refugees who came to the United States after World War II. In the early 1950's, as a representative of the United Restitution Organization, she helped refugees from Germany fill out the necessary forms and file claims for restitution. In 1949 the Board of Immigration Appeals of the U.S. Department of Justice licensed Kretzmer to appear in court to handle immigration cases.
From the description of Papers, 1950-1976 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007084
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creatorOf | Kretzmer, Lilli Cohen. Papers, 1950-1976 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
creatorOf | Kretzmer, Lilli Cohen. Papers, 1950-1976 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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associatedWith | National Council of Jewish Women. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | United Restitution Organization. | corporateBody |
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World War, 1939-1945 |
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