Oral history interview with Edythe Weinstein, Aug. 14, 1984.

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Oral history interview with Edythe Weinstein, Aug. 14, 1984.

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Early in the interview, Weinstein describes growing up in a musical family in Rochester and Syracuse, New York. The family belonged to Reform congregations, and her mother was active in the National Council of Jewish Women. Upon moving to Seattle with her husband in 1938, Weinstein also became active in the NCJW, attending meetings at the Educational Center, which later became Neighborhood House. The center, with support from the NCJW and United Way, opened the first well-baby clinic, a free dental clinic, and a nursery school. Weinstein served on the board of the Educational Center and in 1941 became the president of Neighborhood House. Weinstein also discusses the establishment of the Council House, a federally subsidized low-income home for the elderly located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Active in all phases of the project, she describes the building process, the organizations and people who offered key support, and the opening of the building in 1972. She also provides information on the operation and funding of the facility, naming some of the key fundraisers as well as the special funds established to serve the needs of the residents. Council House fulfilled all HUD requirements and helped improve the neighborhood.

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Philanthropic organization founded primarily to serve the Seattle Jewish community. The Seattle Section of the National Council of Jewish Women was founded in 1900 as a philanthropic organization. In the first half of the century it maintained a settlement house to help indigent Jewish immigrants meet some of their basic needs, assimilate to American culture, and maintain a social center for the Jewish community. The Council's programs and services included visiting pati...

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Leader in the Seattle (Washington) chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women. From the description of Oral history interview with Edythe Weinstein, Aug. 14, 1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 50911230 From the description of Oral history interview with Edythe Weinstein, July 9, 1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 50850625 ...