Dorah Sterne Explained

Dorah Sterne
Birth Name:Dorah Heyman
Birth Date:1896
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia
Death Date:April 9, 1994
Death Place:Birmingham, Alabama
Occupation:Civic leader, philanthropist, clubwoman
Spouse(S):Mervyn H. Sterne

Dorah Sterne (1896 – April 9, 1994), born Dorah Heyman, was an American clubwoman and philanthropist.

Early life

Dorah Heyman was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of Arthur Heyman and Minna Simon Heyman. Both of her parents were born in the American South. Her father was a lawyer.[1] She graduated from Smith College in 1919.

Career

In Birmingham, Alabama after she married, Sterne was involved with the League of Women Voters, and the Birmingham Little Theater.[2] She served as commissioner of the Birmingham Girl Scout Council,[3] president of the Birmingham branch of the American Association of University Women,[4] [5] and president of the Birmingham chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women. During World War II, the Sternes sponsored families of German Jewish refugees, and helped them settle in Alabama.[6] [7] The Sternes' philanthropic interests extended to libraries, museums, hospitals, mental health, and civil rights in Birmingham.[8] Dorah Sterne took particular interest in prison reform, serving on the 1948 Prison Investigating Committee,[9] and arranging for radios for women prisoners.[10]

Sterne gave an oral history interview to the Birmingham Public Library in 1985.[11] That same year, she was presented with the Smith College Medal, as a distinguished alumna.[12]

Personal life

In 1922,[13] Dorah Heyman married banker Mervyn Hayden Sterne (1892–1973). They had one daughter, also named Dorah, called Dody (1933–1998).[14] Dorah Sterne died in 1994, aged 98 years. The Sterne Family Papers are at the University of Alabama Birmingham Archives.[15]

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Notes and References

  1. Sandra Berman, interviewer. Lyons Joel Heyman (2001), oral history interview for the Jewish Oral History Project of Atlanta.
  2. News: 1929-11-21. Birmingham Little Theater's Play Contest. 4. The Montgomery Advertiser. 2020-11-16. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: 1932-01-03. Objectives for 1932 Pointed Out by Mrs. Sterne. 31. The Birmingham News. 2020-11-16. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: 1938-09-23. University Women Slate Luncheon. 27. The Birmingham News. 2020-11-16. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Hill. Miriam Gann. 1954-08-04. AAUW to Have Busy Year; Social Work to be Stressed. 23. The Birmingham News. 2020-11-16. Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: Kohn, Ernest Ferdinand Markus. 2020-11-16. Birmingham Holocaust Education Center. en-US.
  7. Book: Elovitz, Mark H.. A Century of Jewish Life In Dixie: The Birmingham Experience. 2003-03-27. University of Alabama Press. 978-0-8173-5021-5. 121. en.
  8. Web site: Olive. J. Fred III. Mervyn H. Sterne. 2020-11-16. Encyclopedia of Alabama. en.
  9. News: Sparrow. Hugh W.. 1954-01-27. State Penal System has 'Grown Up'. 24. The Birmingham News. 2020-11-16. Newspapers.com.
  10. News: 1949-11-30. Sun Shines Through These Prison Bars. 12. The Birmingham News. 2020-11-16. Newspapers.com.
  11. Hazel Olshan, interviewer; Dorah Sterne (January 10, 1985), Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections.
  12. Web site: About Smith - Smith History - Smith College Medalists. 2020-11-16. Smith College. en.
  13. News: 1922-09-26. Mr. Sterne Engaged to Miss Dorah Heyman. 5. The Anniston Star. 2020-11-16. Newspapers.com.
  14. News: 1957-09-08. Dorah A. Sterne is Wed in South; Married to Lawrence Rosen, Washington and Jefferson Alumnus, in Birmingham. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-11-16. 0362-4331.
  15. https://library.uab.edu/locations/archives/collections/manuscripts/numerical/collection-mc128 Mervyn H. Sterne and Sterne Family Papers

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