Florence Weiland Schornstein, b. 1934
Florence Weiland Schornstein rose in the ranks of NCJW from the Public Affairs committee, a learning lab for political activism during the Civil Rights Era, to the presidency. She joined other NCJW women on the Urban League Board and served as director of the New Orleans Parks and Parkway Commission (1982-1997). Under her leadership, the Commission garnered national attention for its management of the city’s green spaces. She was also a founding member of the Committee of 21, formed to encourage more women to run for office and to encourage their appointments to civic boards. See the Social Justice section for her efforts on behalf of Civil Rights.
Flo Schornstein, from NCJW Newsletter, 1957. National Council of Jewish Women, Greater New Orleans Section records, Collection 667, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.
Left to right, Flo Schornstein, Celia Katz, Joan Berenson, Sara Stone (seated) Photograph, 2015. Courtesy of National Council of Jewish Women.
Florence Weiland Schornstein: Public Life – NCJW
Florence Weiland Schornstein: Parks & Parkways
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