Miss Goldberg spent the last 30 years of her life in Philadelphia and was an active Pennsylvania Federation of Temple Sisterhoods member, from Temple Rodeph Shalom Sisterhood. She always had been concerned with the welfare of Jewish youth. Shortly after her death, the director of Hillel at Penn State College related the need for a rotating loan fund for Jewish students, and the Ì¢âÂÒJeannette Miriam Goldberg Fund (JMG)Ì¢âÂå was established in 1936.
Women of Reform Judiasm Atlantic District. A Special Part of District #5 History: the Jeannette Miriam Goldberg Fund. http://www.wrjatlantic.org/his...
There's a good photo of Miss Goldberg and more about her interesting, independent life here:
Weiner, Hollace A. Jewish "Junior League": The Rise and Demise of the Fort Worth Council of Jewish Women. Texas A&M University Press, 2008. pp.28-30.
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Miss Goldberg spent the last 30 years of her life in Philadelphia and was an active Pennsylvania Federation of Temple Sisterhoods member, from Temple Rodeph Shalom Sisterhood. She always had been concerned with the welfare of Jewish youth. Shortly after her death, the director of Hillel at Penn State College related the need for a rotating loan fund for Jewish students, and the Ì¢âÂÒJeannette Miriam Goldberg Fund (JMG)Ì¢âÂå was established in 1936.
Women of Reform Judiasm Atlantic District. A Special Part of District #5 History: the Jeannette Miriam Goldberg Fund. http://www.wrjatlantic.org/his...