Pauline Hanauer Rosenberg (née, Hanauer; 1863 - October 16, 1940) was an American women's activist. She served as the second president of the National Council of Jewish Women.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1865, she was the daughter of Henrietta (née Lehrberger) and Mayer Hanauer. She studied at the Pittsburgh Central High School and Barnard College. While attending the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893, she and several other women founded the National Council of Jewish Women, and she subsequently founded the Pittsburgh section (Columbian Council) and organized other sections in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Oil City, Bradford, Scranton) and beyond (Youngstown, Washington, D.C.). She was also a founder of the Irene Kaufmann Settlement in Pittsburgh. Rosenberg served as president of the Women's Club of Pittsburg, and of the National Council of Jewish Women. She died in New York City, New York in 1940.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1865, she was the daughter of Henrietta (née Lehrberger) and Mayer Hanauer. She studied at the Pittsburgh Central High School and Barnard College. While attending the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893, she and several other women founded the National Council of Jewish Women, and she subsequently founded the Pittsburgh section (Columbian Council) and organized other sections in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Oil City, Bradford, Scranton) and beyond (Youngstown, Washington, D.C.). She was also a founder of the Irene Kaufmann Settlement in Pittsburgh. Rosenberg served as president of the Women's Club of Pittsburg, and of the National Council of Jewish Women. She died in New York City, New York in 1940.
Pauline Hanauer Rosenberg (née, Hanauer; 1863 - October 16, 1940) was an American women's activist. She served as the second president of the National Council of Jewish Women.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1865, she was the daughter of Henrietta (née Lehrberger) and Mayer Hanauer. She studied at the Pittsburgh Central High School and Barnard College. While attending the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893, she and several other women founded the National Council of Jewish Women, and she subsequently founded the Pittsburgh section (Columbian Council) and organized other sections in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Oil City, Bradford, Scranton) and beyond (Youngstown, Washington, D.C.). She was also a founder of the Irene Kaufmann Settlement in Pittsburgh. Rosenberg served as president of the Women's Club of Pittsburg, and of the National Council of Jewish Women. She died in New York City, New York in 1940.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1865, she was the daughter of Henrietta (née Lehrberger) and Mayer Hanauer. She studied at the Pittsburgh Central High School and Barnard College. While attending the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893, she and several other women founded the National Council of Jewish Women, and she subsequently founded the Pittsburgh section (Columbian Council) and organized other sections in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Oil City, Bradford, Scranton) and beyond (Youngstown, Washington, D.C.). She was also a founder of the Irene Kaufmann Settlement in Pittsburgh. Rosenberg served as president of the Women's Club of Pittsburg, and of the National Council of Jewish Women. She died in New York City, New York in 1940.
Inscription
PAULINE HANAUER BELOVED WIFE OF HUGO ROSENBERG 1863-1940
Gravesite Details
Grave is located in the Rosenberg family plot immediately off the roundabout in the cemetery.
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