This letter describes some of the activities in which Gertrude delighted in high school.

In this typical letter, Gertrude describes her daily activities while at Horace Mann. Note that on Saturday, Gertrude went alone to Temple while her cousin Mattie went to an art lecture.

In this letter, Weil discusses with her mother the possibility of starting a "Home Culture Club" in Goldsboro.

Keeping up Jewish observance at Smith was sometimes difficult. As Weil comments in this letter, the president of the College required students to attend a religious service.

The Weil women were widely involved in their community's philanthropic, religious, cultural and political life.

Although Weil always took Judaism, Jewish history, and the Jewish community seriously, in her later years she began to probe more and more deeply into Biblical texts.

Many of the activities in which Weil took part while at Horace Mann reinforced the lessons about the importance of social service she had already absorbed from her family.

Upon learning of Gertrude's wish to become a kindergarten teacher, Mina Weil offered her own plan to her daughter:

By 1922, after so many years of working with women's clubs, the suffrage movement and the newly formed League of Women Voters, Weil had achieved so much recognition an

In the 1920s and 1930s, the socially and politically active Weil family grew increasingly concerned about the menacing situation for Jews in Europe.

In addition to acting as financial leaders of the eastern North Carolina region, Henry and Solomon Weil were extensively involved in civic and political affairs.