Background
Weiss, Cora was born on October 2, 1934 in New York City. Daughter of Samuel and Vera (Dourmashkin) Rubin.
Weiss, Cora was born on October 2, 1934 in New York City. Daughter of Samuel and Vera (Dourmashkin) Rubin.
Bachelor, University of Wisconsin, 1956; postgraduate, Hunter College, 1956-1958.
President, Samuel Rubin Foundation, New York City, since 1978; president, Hague Appeal for Peace Foundation, Netherlands, since 1997.
Volunteer New York City schools, 1958-1968. Executive director, board directors African-American Students Foundation, 1959-1963. Executive director Friendshipment, 1975-1978.
National board directors Women Strike for Peace, 1961-1973. National co-chair National Mobilization to End War in Vietnam, Washington, 1969. Co-chair, director Committee of Liaison with Famlies of Prisoners Detained in Vietnam, 1969-1973.
Treasurer Ghandi Society for Human Rights, 1960-1967. Active Church World Service, 1978. Board directors Peace Action, since 1986, international representative, since 1988, member executive committee, 1986-1994.
Vice president International Peace Bureau, Geneva, since 1989, president. Member executive committee department public information Non-Governmental Organizations Association with United Nations, since 1997. Non-governmental organization/Economic and Social Council (of the United Nations) representative to United Nations International Peace Bureau, since 1997.
Election observer 1st Palestinian elections, 1996. Delegate 4th World Conference on Women, Beijing, 1995. Board directors National Network Grantmakers, 1991-1992, co-chair annual national conference, 1992.
Board directors, chair executive committee Interlegal United States of America, 1990-1997. Board directors United States-Network Information Service Women's Consortium, since 1993, Christianity & Crisis, 1991-1992, Peace Child Foundation, 1989, chair. Board directors Downtown Community television, New York City, since 1987, Interlegal United States of America, 1990-1997.
Board directors, executive committee Women for Meaningful Summits, 1985-1991, delegate summit meeting of President Reagan and Secretary Gorbachev, Geneva, 1985, delegate to Moscow Women's Conference, 1987. Trustee Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1978-1991, trustee emerita, since 1991. Founder, director Riverside Church Disarmament Program, New York, 1978-1988.
Delegate of World Council Churches to Nairobi conference Decade for Women, 1985. Member advisory board Alternative Security Council, Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies, Pacem In Terris Institute, Manhattan College, National Abortion Rights Action League, Committee on Common Security, United Nations Amendment Conference on Nuclear Test Ban, 1991. Juror Olive Branch Award, 1991.
Representative non-governmental organization Conference on Women, 1995. Member Council on Foreign Relations, Women in International Security.
Married Peter Weiss, June 17, 1956. Children: Judith, Tamara, Daniel.