Esther Antin Untermeyer

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Esther (or Ester) Antin Untermeyer (died January 1983) was the first woman to be a judge in Lucas County, Ohio in 1925 when she took the position of Toledo Municipal Court judge.[1][2] Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin awarded Untermeyer the Jabotinsky Medal in 1980 for distinguished service to Israel and the Jewish people.[3]

Family life

Esther Antin married poet Louis Untermeyer in 1933 after they met in Toledo at a lecture.[3][4][5] The couple resided at Stony Water, a working farm.[5] Louis became unhappy with the marriage and obtained a Mexican divorce in 1948.[3][4]

Legal career

Untermeyer was the first woman to be a judge in Lucas County, Ohio in 1925 when she took the position of Toledo Municipal Court judge.[1][2] Untermeyer left the position of judge in 1933.[3]

Advocacy

Untermeyer was a founder of the American League for Free Palestine and served as the organization's treasurer during the 1940s.[3] And was on the executive board of the Herut Zionists of America.[3]

Recognition

Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin awarded Untermeyer the Jabotinsky Medal in 1980 for distinguished service to Israel and the Jewish people.[3]

Death

Untermeyer died in January 1983 in Manhattan, New York.[3]

References

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