Garnethill Ziona
| Garnethill Ziona
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Women's Zionist youth group |
| Founded | October 1935, as West End Ziona (Glasgow Ziona Group No. 2)[1][2] |
| Location | Glasgow |
| Key people | Miss Marjorie M. Jacobs, M.A. (chairman 1935); Miss Stella Freeman (hon. secretary 1935; president 1938–40); Mrs I. K. Cosgrove (hon. president 1935–40)[1][3][4] |
| Remarks | Parent organisation: Ziona, the youth section of the Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO)[5] |
Garnethill Ziona was a Glasgow group of Ziona, the local youth section of the Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO).[5] It began as the West End Ziona, inaugurated in October 1935 and reported as "Glasgow Ziona Group No. 2".[1][2]
Office-bearers, 1935–1940
1935. A second Glasgow group, the West End Ziona, held its inaugural meeting at the home of Miss Marjorie Jacobs in October 1935, with Mrs M. T. Mann presiding; speakers were Mrs I. K. Cosgrove, Mrs J. Woolfson and Miss E. Carnovsky. Office-bearers: hon. president, Mrs I. K. Cosgrove; chairman, Miss Marjorie M. Jacobs, M.A.; cultural chairman (9 Royal Crescent, C.4), Mrs I. C. Michaelson; joint hon. treasurer, Miss Betty Simon; joint hon. treasurer, Miss Henrietta Levy; hon. secretary (17 Holyrood Crescent, N.W.), Miss Stella Freeman; sewing convener, Miss Doris Strump; hon. vice-president, Mrs M. T. Mann; hon. vice-president, Mrs J. Woolfson.[1]
1935. A week later it was reported as "Glasgow Ziona Group No. 2", meeting at 17 Holyrood Crescent, N.W.[2]
1938. In 1938 the annual general meeting of Garnethill Ziona was chaired by Mrs S. S. Naftalin. Office-bearers: hon. president, Mrs I. K. Cosgrove; hon. vice-president, Mrs M. T. Mann; hon. vice-president, Mrs J. Woolfson; hon. vice-president, Mrs I. C. Michaelson; president, Miss Stella Freeman; cultural chairman (141 Balgrayhill Road, N.), Mrs S. S. Naftalin; joint hon. treasurer, Mrs P. Levine; joint hon. treasurer, Miss Betty Simon; hon. secretary (30 Belmont Gardens, W.2), Miss Winnie Samuels; sewing convener, Mrs J. Hill; assistant sewing convener, Miss Annette Halsman.[3]
1939. Garnethill Ziona's new executive in October 1939: Office-bearers: president, Miss Stella Freeman; cultural chairman, Miss Eve Lazarus; joint hon. treasurer, Miss Betty Simon; joint hon. treasurer, Mrs P. Levine; hon. secretary, Miss W. Samuel.[6]
1940. The 1940 annual general meeting was held at Miss Betty Simon's, with Miss Frances Marks as acting chair while the president, Miss Stella Freeman, V.A.D., was on service. Office-bearers: hon. president, Mrs I. K. Cosgrove; hon. vice-president, Mrs J. Woolfson; hon. vice-president, Mrs M. T. Mann; hon. vice-president, Mrs I. C. Michaelson; hon. vice-president, Mrs S. S. Naftalin; cultural chairman, Miss Eva Lazarus; hon. treasurer, Mrs Philip Levine; hon. secretary (30 Belmont Street, W.2), Miss Winnie Samuel.[4]
People
The following people are named in connection with the group in the Jewish Echo.
| Name | Role | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs I. K. Cosgrove | Hon. president | October 1935 | [1] |
| Miss Marjorie M. Jacobs, M.A. | Chairman | October 1935 | [1] |
| Mrs I. C. Michaelson | Cultural chairman (9 Royal Crescent, C.4) | October 1935 | [1] |
| Miss Betty Simon | Joint hon. treasurer | October 1935 | [1] |
| Miss Henrietta Levy | Joint hon. treasurer | October 1935 | [1] |
| Miss Stella Freeman | Hon. secretary (17 Holyrood Crescent, N.W.) | October 1935 | [1] |
| Miss Doris Strump | Sewing convener | October 1935 | [1] |
| Mrs M. T. Mann | Hon. vice-president | October 1935 | [1] |
| Mrs J. Woolfson | Hon. vice-president | October 1935 | [1] |
| Miss Marjorie Jacobs | Hostess (inaugural meeting) | October 1935 | [1] |
| Mrs M. T. Mann | Presided | October 1935 | [1] |
| Mrs I. K. Cosgrove | Speaker | October 1935 | [1] |
| Mrs J. Woolfson | Speaker | October 1935 | [1] |
| Miss E. Carnovsky | Speaker | October 1935 | [1] |
| Mrs I. K. Cosgrove | Hon. president | September 1938 | [3] |
| Mrs M. T. Mann | Hon. vice-president | September 1938 | [3] |
| Mrs J. Woolfson | Hon. vice-president | September 1938 | [3] |
| Mrs I. C. Michaelson | Hon. vice-president | September 1938 | [3] |
| Miss Stella Freeman | President | September 1938 | [3] |
| Mrs S. S. Naftalin | Cultural chairman (141 Balgrayhill Road, N.) | September 1938 | [3] |
| Mrs P. Levine | Joint hon. treasurer | September 1938 | [3] |
| Miss Betty Simon | Joint hon. treasurer | September 1938 | [3] |
| Miss Winnie Samuels | Hon. secretary (30 Belmont Gardens, W.2) | September 1938 | [3] |
| Mrs J. Hill | Sewing convener | September 1938 | [3] |
| Miss Annette Halsman | Assistant sewing convener | September 1938 | [3] |
| Mrs S. S. Naftalin | Chair | September 1938 | [3] |
| Miss Stella Freeman | President | October 1939 | [6] |
| Miss Eve Lazarus | Cultural chairman | October 1939 | [6] |
| Miss Betty Simon | Joint hon. treasurer | October 1939 | [6] |
| Mrs P. Levine | Joint hon. treasurer | October 1939 | [6] |
| Miss W. Samuel | Hon. secretary | October 1939 | [6] |
| Mrs I. K. Cosgrove | Hon. president | December 1940 | [4] |
| Mrs J. Woolfson | Hon. vice-president | December 1940 | [4] |
| Mrs M. T. Mann | Hon. vice-president | December 1940 | [4] |
| Mrs I. C. Michaelson | Hon. vice-president | December 1940 | [4] |
| Mrs S. S. Naftalin | Hon. vice-president | December 1940 | [4] |
| Miss Eva Lazarus | Cultural chairman | December 1940 | [4] |
| Mrs Philip Levine | Hon. treasurer | December 1940 | [4] |
| Miss Winnie Samuel | Hon. secretary (30 Belmont Street, W.2) | December 1940 | [4] |
| Miss Betty Simon | Hostess | December 1940 | [4] |
| Miss Frances Marks | Acting chair | December 1940 | [4] |
| Miss Stella Freeman | President (on service, V.A.D.) | December 1940 | [4] |
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 Jewish Echo, 25 October 1935, p. 5, "West End Ziona", British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jewish Echo, 1 November 1935, p. 11, "Glasgow Ziona Group No. 2", British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Jewish Echo, 16 September 1938, p. 8, "Garnethill Ziona", British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 Jewish Echo, 20 December 1940, p. 6, "Garnethill Ziona", British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ben Braber, Integration of Jewish Immigrants in Glasgow, 1880–1939, PhD thesis, University of Glasgow, 1992, p. 276 ("the local youth section of WIZO which was called Ziona").
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Jewish Echo, 20 October 1939, p. 6, "Garnethill Ziona", British Newspaper Archive.