Florence Mendheim

black and white photograph of a woman wearing a hat and a dark jacket and a necklance, looking off to the side with a slight smile on her face

New York City librarian and undercover spy for the American Jewish Congress Florence Mendheim. Courtesy of the Leo Baeck Institute.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Florence Mendheim." (Viewed on September 11, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/florence-mendheim>.