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AudioSara Dalkowitz Kaplan - 04-December-2002 - Weaving Women's Words
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Oral historian Roz Bornstein interviewed Sara Kaplan on December 4, 2002 in Seattle, Washington as part of the Jewish Women's Archive "Weaving Women's Words" project. Veteran Seattle teacher and civil rights activist, Sara Dalkowitz Kaplan grew up in Pearsall, TX. She was the only Jewish child in her county, and her parents drove her 50-plus miles to attend Sunday School each week at San Antonioâs reform congregation. Sara graduated from high school as the newspaper editor, champion debater, class president and valedictorian. She later earned a B.A. in political science at the University of Texas, an M.A. in economics from Columbia University, and her teaching certificate. In 1950 she married Seymour Kaplan. They raised two children, and for 25 years, Sara taught social studies and debate at Rainier Beach and Franklin High Schools. Active in Democratic Party politics since high school, Sara spent her life fighting for social justice: she served as president of B'Nai B'rith Women, Vice President of Brandeis University National Women's Committee, a board member of the Anti-Defamation League, and an active member of the NAACP and Seattle Urban League. In 1995 the Jewish Federation of…
Directors & creators
Jewish Women's Archive
Subjects
Education; Politics; Award
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