Background
Landa, Esther Rosenblatt was born on December 25, 1912 in Salt Lake City. Daughter of Simon and Sylvia Gertrude (Liberman) Rosenblatt.
Landa, Esther Rosenblatt was born on December 25, 1912 in Salt Lake City. Daughter of Simon and Sylvia Gertrude (Liberman) Rosenblatt.
Bachelor, Mills College, 1933. Master of Arts, Mills College, 1937. HHD(honorary), Mills College, 1980.
Doctor of Laws(honorary), University Utah, 1978. HLD(honorary), Westminster College, 1982.
Public relations Mills College, California, 1934-1939, Bennington (Vermont) College, 1941. Account executive Constance Hope Associates, New York City, 1941-1942. Iinfo. specialist various agencies United States Government, 1942-1943.
Consultant bureaus Community Development and Indian Services University Utah, 1962-1965, director women's programs, 1965-1971. National president National Council Jewish Women, 1975-1979. Member President's Advisory Committee Women, 1978-1980, President's Commission National Agenda 80's, 1979-1980.
Member planning committee White House Conference Children, 1970. Utah delegate White House Conference Families, 1980. United States delegate World Conference United Nations Decade fro Women, Copenhagen, 1980.
Member Salt Lake City Board Education, 1958—1970, Utah State Board Education, 1970—1974. President Salt Lake County Community Action Program, 1968—1970. Board directors Planned Parenthood Association Utah.
Public member commission accreditation Council Social Work Education, 1984—1986. Member Utahns United Versus Nuclear Arms Race. Chairperson task force equal opportunity women National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, 1977—1983.
Board directors Council Jewish Federation North America. Member advisory council Graduate School Social Work University Utah. Member of American Civil Liberties Union, National Organization of Women, League of Women Voters, National Women's Political Caucus (Susa Young Gates award 1979), Hadassah, National Council Jewish Women, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma.
Married Jerone Joseph Landa, September 26, 1943. Children: Carol Leslie, Howard Simon, Terry Ellen.