Henry Moskowitz
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Henry Moskowitz was a civil rights activist, and one of the co-founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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In 1914, he married Belle Lindner Israels
(1877–1933). In 1914, Mayor John Purroy Mitchel
appointed him president of the Municipal Civil Service Commission. In 1917 he served as the Commissioner of Public Markets
in New York City
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He died on December 18, 1936.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, usually abbreviated as NAACP, is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909. Its mission is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to...
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Biography
He was born in 1879 in RomaniaRomania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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In 1914, he married Belle Lindner Israels
Belle Moskowitz
Belle Moskowitz was the political advisor to New York Governor and 1928 presidential candidate Al Smith.-Biography:...
(1877–1933). In 1914, Mayor John Purroy Mitchel
John Purroy Mitchel
John Purroy Mitchel was the mayor of New York from 1914 to 1917. At age 34 he was the second-youngest ever; he is sometimes referred to as "The Boy Mayor of New York." Mayor Mitchel is remembered for his short career as leader of Reform politics in New York, as well as for his early death as an...
appointed him president of the Municipal Civil Service Commission. In 1917 he served as the Commissioner of Public Markets
Commissioner of Public Markets
The Commissioner of Public Markets, Weights, and Measures of the City of New York was a cabinet level post appointed by the mayor of New York City during World War I, when foodstuffs were in short supply and people began hoarding. The goal was to "set fair prices for meat and fish." The...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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He died on December 18, 1936.
Timeline
- 1879 Birth in RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
- 1898 Co-founds the Downtown Ethical Society (later, Madison House), a social settlement
- 1899 graduates City College
- 1906 earned PhD in Philosophy, University of Erlangen (Germany)
- 1909 Co-founds NAACP on February 12
- 1909 Associate leader of the Society for Ethical Culture of New York
- 1911 Investigator of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fireTriangle Shirtwaist Factory fireThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911, was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York and resulted in the fourth highest loss of life from an industrial accident in U.S. history...
- 1912 ran for Congress from the 12th District as a Progressive
- 1912 Rejects movie censorship
- 1914 appointed president, Municipal Civil Service Commission; marries Belle Lindner Israels (1877–1933)
- 1917 Commissioner of Public MarketsCommissioner of Public MarketsThe Commissioner of Public Markets, Weights, and Measures of the City of New York was a cabinet level post appointed by the mayor of New York City during World War I, when foodstuffs were in short supply and people began hoarding. The goal was to "set fair prices for meat and fish." The...
for New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... - 1925 Trip to Poland to observe the plight of Jews
- 1932 Director of the League of New York Theatres
- 1933 Death of wife on January 2
- 1933 Trip to Germany to observe the plight of Jews
- 1936 Death
See also
- African-American – Jewish relationsAfrican-American – Jewish relationsAfrican Americans and American Jews have interacted throughout much of the history of the United States. This relationship has included widely publicized cooperation and conflict, and—since the 1970s—has been an area of significant academic research. The most significant aspect of the relationship...