Helen Miller Dalsheimer

April 16, 1900–December 25, 1974

Helen Miller Dalsheimer.

Courtesy of Helen Dalsheimer.

In Brief

Helen Miller Dalsheimer took on leadership roles both locally through her synagogue, the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, and on a national level. She was president of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods from 1953 to 1957, overseeing the creation of the Youth, Education, and Special Projects (YES) Fund, which gave financial aid to Reform institutions and to rabbinical and cantorial students. She was also the first Jewish woman on the board of the Women’s Hospital of Baltimore, serving in various roles from 1939 to 1958. In 1956 she became president of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, serving for three years, and in 1962, she was elected honorary president for life, only the second time that honor had been given in the 132-year history of the congregation.

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AJYB 76: 513.

Dalsheimer, Helen Miller. Archives. Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Baltimore, Maryland.

Who’s Who of American Women 1958–1959.

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