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Hannah Greenebaum Solomon

American clubwoman and welfare worker
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Hannah Greenebaum
Born:
Jan. 14, 1858, Chicago, Ill., U.S.
Died:
Dec. 7, 1942, Chicago (aged 84)

Hannah Greenebaum Solomon (born Jan. 14, 1858, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died Dec. 7, 1942, Chicago) was an American clubwoman and welfare worker who was an active force in bringing Jewish women into the broader community of women’s groups and in organizing services to Jewish immigrants. Hannah Greenebaum was of a well-to-do family deeply involved in local Jewish affairs. In 1877 she and a sister became the first Jewish members of the recently formed Chicago Woman’s Club. She married Henry Solomon in 1879, and family cares kept her from involvement in public affairs for several years; but in 1890 she was named ...(100 of 374 words)

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