Sophie Cahn Axman
Sophie Cahn Axman became known for her work as a probation officer helping troubled children. Axman began her social work as founder of the Free Kindergarten for poor Jewish children in Kansas City. After moving to New York, she worked for United Hebrew Charities She spoke at the first convention of the National Council of Jewish Women and the Winter School of Philanthropy in New York City and wrote pamphlets on working with children. In 1904, she found her calling as a probation officer for Jewish boys housed at the Manhattan House of Corrections, known as “the Tombs.”
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