Golda Ginsburg Krolik (August 24, 1892 - May 1, 1985) was a Detroit activist and organizer. The daughter of Detroit civic leaders Bernard and Ida Ginsberg, she was the first woman reporter for the Michigan Daily, an editor of The Detroit Jewish Chronicle, and an early employee of the Detroit United Jewish Charities. With her husband, she helped many relatives to come to the United States as European refugees, and became the second president of Detroit's Resettlement Service. Following the Detroit race riot of 1943, Detroit Mayor Edward Jeffries established an Inter-Racial Committee, and appointed her to this committee as a representative of the Jewish community. She served on this committee until 1968. As part of her work to reduce racial discrimination in Detroit, she raised funds for a counselor to assist black nursing students, helping to increase the number of black nurses in Detroit from 6 to 1,000.[1][2][3]

Golda Ginsburg Krolik
Born
Golda Ginsburg

August 24, 1892
DiedMay 1, 1985(1985-05-01) (aged 92)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Michigan
Organizations
  • United Jewish Charities Campaign
  • Detroit Community Fund
  • Resettlement Service
  • Detroit Commission on Community Relations
Spouses
  • Leopold Mayer
  • Julian Krolik
Children4
Awards
  • Fred M. Butzel Award from the Detroit Jewish Welfare Federation
  • honorary director, Detroit NAACP
  • Amity Award, American Jewish Congress

References

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  1. ^ "Bernard Ginsburg: Jewish Auto Pioneer Who Enriched Detroit History". Detroit Jewish News. May 31, 1985. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. ^ "Golda Krolik: Of The Generation Of Detroit Communal Giants". Detroit Jewish News. May 24, 1985. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  3. ^ "Golda Ginsburg Krolik | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved 2017-07-26.