Childhood: Bronx, NY; Education: Hunter College, BA, 1944; Columbia University, LLB, 1946: professors; Columbia Law Review, editorial board, 1945-1946; Scandrette, Tuttle & Chalaire, 1946-1948; Charles Gottlieb, 1948-1950; American Jewish Congress, lawyer, chief legal counsel, director of women's division, national executive director, 1950-1978; John Jay College of Criminal Justice, professor, 1969 -1973; New York University, External Affairs, Vice President, 1978-; Camp Greylock for Girls, director, 1955-; publications: Schools in Crisis, 1969, The Jewish Poor - an American Awakening, 1974, Politics, Religion & Love, 1990; balance of work, family life; status of women in Judaism