Sarah Wolf Goodman | |
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| Born | March 26, 1886 |
Sarah Wolf Goodman (March 25, 1886 - November 4, 1975) was the first woman to hold the position of president of a Jewish Federation organization in the United States.[1]
Life[edit]
Goodman was born March 25, 1886 in Vienna, Austria. Her family moved to the United States and settled in Ashland, Kentucky. She attended and graduated from St. Louis Teachers College. She moved to Indianapolis in 1924 after marrying Jack Goodman.[1]
Career[edit]
Goodman became active in Indianapolis cultural organizations, including the Matinee Musicale, the Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, and the Kirshbaum Community Center. Beginning in 1926 she led arts programming at Kirshbaum Community Center. The Center hired a orchestra that eventually became the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Sarah Wolf Goodman". Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2023-11-02.