Naomi B. Levine

Not to be confused with the actress Naomi Levine.

Naomi B. Levine née Bronheim was a lawyer with the American Jewish Congress who later moved to New York University where she became known for her ability to raise funds for the university.

Naomi Levine
Born	Naomi Ruth Bronheim (1923-04-15)April 15, 1923 Bronx, New York
Died	January 14, 2021(2021-01-14) (aged 97)

Early life

Levine was born in Bronx, New York in 1923 and grew up their. She went to Hunter College High School and then Hunter College. Her early career goals were to teach, but a lisp caused her to fail an oral exam so she decided to pursue a career in law, which she started by attending Columbia Law School.^[1]

Career

Following law school, Levine took a job at the American Jewish Congress where her work included serving as the lead of the Commission on Urban Affairs; in this role she coordinated discussion about the relations between Black and Jewish communities,^[2] and presented positions regarding quotas and hiring.^[3] Concurrently with her job at the American Jewish Congress, Levine was a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.^[4]

From 1955 until 1971, Levine ran a girls camp in the Adirondacks of New York, Camp Greylock for Girls.^[5][6] At the camp the girls were expected to read The New York Times and have knowledgeable conversations about current events. Levine closed the camp in 1971 when she became executive director of the American Jewish Congress,^[7] a position she started in 1972.^[8]

In her position as executive director of the American Jewish Congress, Levine worked on integration,^[9] women's rights,^[10] and affirmative action programs.^[11][12]

In 1978 she moved to New York University where she first worked on public relations and government relations, initially a minor portion of her job involved for New York University.^[6] While at New York University she became known for her ability to raise funds,^[13][14] which included the $1billion dollars raised by the university to rebuild its status in academic circles.^[15] Levine also wrote a book on the British politician Edwin Montagu that was published in 1991.^[16]

Levine died on January 14, 2021.^[1]

Selected publications

• Levine, Naomi B. (1991). Politics, religion, and love : the story of H.H. Asquith, Venetia Stanley, and Edwin Montagu, based on the life and letters of Edwin Samuel Montagu. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 0-8147-5057-5. OCLC 22906872.^[17]

Personal life

She married Leonard Levine in 1948.^[1]

References

1. Vadukul, Alex (2021-02-07). "Naomi Levine, Lawyer Who Helped Transform N.Y.U., Dies at 97". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
2. Spiegel, Irving (1971-03-30). "JEWS TOLD OF GAIN IN TIES TO BLACKS". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
3. Spiegel, Irving (1972-06-30). "Two Jewish Leaders Score Minority Job Quotas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
4. Stern, Michael (1971-10-23). "Hearings a Touchy Topic At Conference on Crime". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
5. "North Point | Saint Hubert's Isle". Retrieved 2023-01-15.
6. Arenson, Karen W. (2001-04-18). "The Dynamo at the Heart of N.Y.U.'s Fund-Raising". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
7. Bond, Hallie E. (July–August 2003). "Children's camps in the adirondacks". The Camping Magazine; Martinsville. 76 (4): 14 – via ProQuest.
8. "American Jewish congress - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
9. Elder, Sarah (1972-10-24). "Integration 'Most Critical Issue'". The Miami Herald. pp. [1], [2]. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
10. Spiegel, Irving (1973-03-27). "Two Speakers at Jewish Parley Call for Rise in Women's Status". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
11. Drewes, Caroline (1974-11-04). "Naomi, a pessimistic optimist". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 25. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
12. Gottshalk, Marina (1974-10-26). "Inequality - a woman's state of mind". Oakland Tribune. p. 21. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
13. Lukas, J. Anthony (1985-06-02). "THE MOVING FORCE AT N.Y.U." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
14. Teltsch, Kathleen (1993-06-11). "Wanted: Contributors in Search of Immortality". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
15. Honan, William H. (1995-03-20). "Buying Excellence: How N.Y.U. Rebuilt Itself -- A special report.; A Decade and $1 Billion Put N.Y.U. With the Elite". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
16. Brozan, Nadine (1991-10-18). "CHRONICLE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
17. Review for Politics, religion, and love
    • "New book details the life of Edwin Montagu, major English politico". Jewish Journal; Deerfield Beach, Fla. [Deerfield Beach, Fla]. 10 October 1991. pp. 20B – via ProQuest.
    • Bentley, Michael (1995). "Review of Politics, Religion and Love. The Story of H. H. Asquith, Venetia Stanley and Edwin Montagu. Based on the Life and Letters of Edwin Samuel Montagu". The English Historical Review. 110 (435): 245–246. doi:10.1093/ehr/CX.435.245. ISSN 0013-8266. JSTOR 573509.
    • Schmidt Jr., R.r. (1992-01-15). "Fund raiser discovers 'fascination' of biography". Chronicle of Higher Education. 38 (19): A5.
    • Cannadine, David (1992-03-01). "No, Prime Minister". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-09.