Arlene Hirschfeld
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1944 (age 80–81)
Arlene Hirschfeld | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arlene Friedman 1944 (age 80–81) Denver, Colorado, US |
| Education | B.A. English, University of Denver, 1966 |
| Occupation | Community activist |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Spouse | A. Barry Hirschfeld |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Colorado Women's Hall of Fame, 2006 |
Arlene Hirschfeld (born 1944) is an American community activist. Since the 1980s, she has served on the board of trustees of numerous Denver and Colorado state organizations, working in advisory, leadership, and fundraising capacities.[1] The recipient of numerous awards, she was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2006.
Arlene Friedman[2] was born in 1944 in Denver, Colorado.[3] She earned her B.A. in English from the University of Denver in 1966.[4]
From 1966 to 1970, she taught English at the Abraham Lincoln High School in Denver, also serving as an American Field Service sponsor.[4][5]
Community activism
Hirschfeld became active in local and state organizations and nonprofits on an almost full-time basis[3] beginning in the 1980s. She is a member of the board of trustees of the Denver Art Museum,[6] the MDC Richmond American Homes Foundation, the Children's Diabetes Foundation of Denver, Breathe Better Foundation, the Mizel Museum, and the Colorado Governor's Residence Preservation Fund.[5][7] She is an honorary trustee of the Women's Foundation of Colorado, and an emeritus member of the board of trustees of the Anti-Defamation League.[1][7]
She was the first Jewish president of the Junior League of Denver (1986–1987), and the first woman board chair for the Rose Community Foundation (2006–2008).[1][3][7] She also chaired the Allied Jewish Federation (now JewishColorado).[1] As a member of the steering committee of the Dean's Council at Harvard Divinity School, she was involved in raising $1 million to endow one of the five scholars of that university's Women's Studies in Religion Program.[3]