Lillie Shultz

Lillie Shultz (1904 – April 14, 1981)^[1] was a journalist, a writer, an administrator for the American Jewish Congress,^[2] communal worker^[1] and activist against discrimination.^[3]

Lillie (Lillian^[4]) Shultz (also spelled Schultz^[5][6][7]) served from 1933 to 1944, as chief administrative officer and director of publicity at the American Jewish Congress.^[2] She was the only woman on the staff. She served on the governing council, was an editor of the Congress Bulletin; an active member of a committee dealing with the 1936 Olympics.

Schultz advocated against oppression and discrimination, and was instrumental in establishing a commission to investigate economic discrimination against Jews in the United States^[3] 1933–1944.^[1]

Shultz was a leading member of the Jewish Agency for Palestine in 1947^[8] in the negotiations leading to the United Nations recommendation for the partition of Palestine and was a close colleague and co-worker with the Jewish Agency delegation to the UN.^[9] She lobbied against nuclear proliferation.^[2]

Shultz was born in 1904, in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. After her graduation,^[2] and her first job as a journalist was with the Philadelphia Jewish World, editing the English-language section.^[1]

In an article entitled “Why I Was Jealous: A Sukkoth Memory,” she elaborated about her love of Jewish culture and recalled her grandfather's prayer and longing that have inspired her, her activism.^[3]

Shultz was a staff member in the early 1930s^[1] of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency,^[9] before^[3] working for the American Jewish Congress. From 1944 to 1955, she was also director of the Nation Associates,^[2][10][11] publishers of Nation magazine, as well as a member of its editorial staff.^[9]

See also

• Freda Kirchwey

References

1. Himmelfarb, Milton; Singer, David (1982). American Jewish Year Book. American Jewish Committee. p. 363. ISBN 978-0-8276-0221-2.
2. "LILLIE SHULTZ, WRITER AND AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR JEWISH CONGRESS (Published 1981)". The New York Times. 1981-04-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
3. "Lillie Shultz". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
4. Gurock, Jeffrey (2013-12-16). America, American Jews, and the Holocaust: American Jewish History. Routledge. p. 261. ISBN 978-1-136-67521-8. [p. 161]
5. Morrison, David (1999). Heroes, Antiheroes, and the Holocaust: American Jewry and Historical Choice. Gefen. p. 240. ISBN 978-965-229-210-0.
6. Carenen, Caitlin (2012). The Fervent Embrace: Liberal Protestants, Evangelicals, and Israel. NYU Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-8147-0837-8.
7. Judah Leib Magnes: The Last Year - American Jewish Archives (2019)
8. "Jewish Post 24 April 1981 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
9. "Lillie Shultz Dead at 77". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1981-04-16. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
10. Kenen, Isaiah L. (1981). Israel's Defense Line: Her Friends and Foes in Washington. Prometheus Books. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-87975-159-3.
11. The Nation. J.H. Richards. 1954. pp. 202, 354.