Background
Jacobson, Gaynor I. was born on May 17, 1912 in Buffalo. Son of Morris and Rose (Fleischman) Jacobson.
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Gaynor I. Jacobson, American association executive. Council overseers United Jewish Appeal Greater New York; member National Committee Plastic Arts Brazil International Sculpture Center, United Nations Educational International Association Plastic Arts; key activist in rescue of Jews during World World War World War II; Member National Association of Social Workers, National Association Jewish Family and Children's Health Services.
Education
Bachelor, University Buffalo, 1937. Certificate in social work, University Buffalo, 1939. Master of Social Work., University Buffalo, 1941.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), State University of New York, Buffalo, 1996.
Career
Executive secretary, Jewish Community Council, Rochester, New York, 1937-1940; executive director, Jewish Family and Child Care, Rochester, 1938-1944; executive director, Jewish Child Care Association, Philadelphia, 1950-1951; executive director, American Technion Society, 1951-1953; country director, American Joint Distribution Committee, Italy, 1944-1945; country director, American Joint Distribution Committee, Greece, 1945-1946; country director, American Joint Distribution Committee, Czechoslovakia, 1946-1947; country director, American Joint Distribution Committee, Hungary, 1947-1950; director European and N. African operations, HIAS Inc., 1953-1954, 61-66; director Latin American operations, HIAS Inc., 1955-1961; executive director, HIAS Inc., 1966-1968; executive vice president, HIAS Inc., 1968-1981; honorary executive vice president, HIAS Inc., since 1981; board directors, HIAS Inc., since 1985.
Achievements
Membership
Council overseers United Jewish Appeal Greater New York. Member National Committee Plastic Arts Brazil International Sculpture Center, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Association Plastic Arts. Key activist in rescue of Jews during World World War World War II.
Member NASW, National Association Jewish Family and Children's Health Superior vena cava syndrome
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Connections
Son of Morris and Rose (Fleischman) J. M. Florence Stulberg, February 22, 1937. Children– Margot (Mistress Harold Gotoff), Helen (Mistress Murray Levin).
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Independence citation and Silver Pin State of Israel, 1973, Distinguished Alumni award State University of New York at Buffalo, 1995. Decorated National Order Southern Cross Brazil, 1979. Commander Cross of Merit Hungarian Republic, 1948. Gaynor Jacobson Section established United States Holocaust Museum, 1994. Featured in The Secret Alliance: The Extraordinary Story of the Rescue of the Jews Since World War II, 1991.Recipient Independence citation and Silver Pin State of Israel, 1973, Distinguished Alumni award State University of New York at Buffalo, 1995. Decorated National Order Southern Cross Brazil, 1979. Commander Cross of Merit Hungarian Republic, 1948.
Gaynor Jacobson Section established United States Holocaust Museum, 1994. Featured in The Secret Alliance: The Extraordinary Story of the Rescue of the Jews Since World War II, 1991.