Background
Jacobsen, Theodore H. was born on July 27, 1933 in New York City.
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Theodore H. Jacobsen
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Bachelor of Science, Fordham University, l955; postgraduate, Hunter College, l957-80; postgraduate, New York University, l957-80; postgraduate, Columbia University, l957-80.
Career
Teacher English, New York City Board Education (on leave), 1957-1986;
editor Labor News and Trade Union Handbook, New York City Control Labor Council, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, New York City, since 1986. Member Executive Board Jewish Labor Committee, New York City, since 1977, Workers Defense League, New York City, since 1986, American Labor Organization for Rehabilitation through Training, New York City, since 1986. Regional vice president Union Label and Svc.
Trades Department, New York, 1980-1996. Member of advisory board Harry Van Arsdale Junior College Labor Studies, Empire State College, New York City, since 1986. Member of advisory county for occupation education New York City Board Education, since 1986, vice-chairman, since 1989.
Board directors National Ethnic Coalition Orgns., Inc. Member of the Board of Governors TheForum. Secretary New York City Control Labor Council American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Achievements
Membership
Member Cmty. Board 8, New York City, 1987-1993, New York City Sch.to-Work Regional Council Reginal Planning Association. Member Executive Board Workman's Circle Home-Geriatric Center, 1986-1989, treasurer, since 1989. Secretary Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University, since 1986.
Board directors Catholic Interracial Council, since 1987, United Way New York, 1988-1995, Council on Environmental, New York City, 1988-1995, Italian Academy Foundation, National Ethnic Coalition Orgns., Inc., Italic Studies Institute. Trustee Italian Hospital Society, American Red Cross in Greater New York, since 1989. Member board advisors Transition Center, New York City Board Education, 1991, Svc.
Area Planning Group, 1991. Member Executive Board Friends A. Philip Randolph Campus H.S. at City College, since 1990. Member Naval War College Foundation, since 1989.
Member of New York State coastal management advising committee New York Harbor Maritime Industry, since 1988. Charter member Battleof Normandy Foundation, since 1988. Chairman New York Trade Union Council for Histadrut, since 1992.
Member Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance. Life member Workmen's Circle Arbeter Ring. Patron New York City Metropolitan Opera.
Trustee Italian Hospital Society, American Red Cross in Greater New York, since 1989. Member American Federation television and Radio Artists (Board of Governors since 1996), NATAS (Board of Governors New York chapter), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (golden life heritage), United Federation Teachers (editor newsletter, chapter chairman 1974-1986, member P.M. staff since 1973, Eli Trachtenberg award 1966, 74, 77, 81, Albert Lee Smallheiser citation 1976), Order Sons of Italy inAm., Jewish Teachers Association, Catholic Teachers Association, International Labor Comm. Association, Coalition Labor Union Women, Black Trade Unionists Leadership Committee, Jewish Heritage Committee, Irish-American Studies Committee, Irish-American Heritage Museum (charter), Loyal League Yiddish Sons Erin (honorary), United States Naval Institute, International Platform Association, B'nai B'rith (lodge 2201, trustee 1989-1996, board directors Adelstein Family Project Health Opportunities for People Everywhere Foundation Housing for Elderly since 1992), The Actor's Fund (life), United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (charter), Lower East Side Tenement (honorary commissioner since 1992), United States Naval Institute, Amigos del Teatro Teresa Carreno (patron Caracas, Venezuela), The Discovery Center (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), television and Radio Working Press Association, The Asia Society, Metropolitan Museum Art, Elks, National Italian-American Foundation.
