Ruth Messinger
Ruth Messinger | |
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Borough President of Manhattan | |
In office January 1, 1990 – December 31, 1997 | |
Preceded by | David Dinkins |
Succeeded by | C. Virginia Fields |
Member of the New York City Council for the 4th district | |
In office January 1st, 1978 – December 31st, 1988 | |
Preceded by | Henry T. Berger |
Succeeded by | Ronnie Eldridge |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | November 6, 1940
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Democratic Socialists of America[1][2] |
Spouse | Andrew Lachman |
Children | 3 |
Education | Harvard University (BA) University of Oklahoma (MSW) |
Ruth Wyler Messinger (born November 6, 1940)[3] is a former American political leader in New York City and a member of the Democratic Party. She was the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City in 1997, losing to incumbent mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Biography
Life
Born and raised in New York, Messinger attended the Brearley School. She graduated from Radcliffe College of Harvard University in 1962,[4] and received a Master of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma in 1964. She is married to Andrew Lachman, her second husband, and has three children. She was formerly the President and CEO of American Jewish World Service, an international development agency.[citation needed]
Politics
Messinger was a delegate to the
A political
In 2005, Messinger endorsed Fernando Ferrer for mayor in the 2005 mayoral election. Ferrer had briefly run against her for mayor in 1997, before dropping out to endorse her and then run for reelection as Bronx borough president.[citation needed]
Post-political career
From 1998 until 2016 she was President and CEO of American Jewish World Service before transitioning to an Ambassador role with the organization.[6]
In late 2005, following a high-profile year that included the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, The Forward, a Jewish newspaper based in New York City, named her to the top of its annual "Forward Fifty" list of the most influential American Jews. Messinger is also a board member of Hazon and a trustee emerita of the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women.[3] In 2015 she was named as one of The Forward 50.[7]
Messinger serves as the inaugural Social Justice Fellow at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and the Social Justice Activist-in-Residence at the JCC of Manhattan.
In 2020, she served on incoming
See also
References
- ^ Mort, Jo-Ann (Fall 1987). "Ruth Messinger-Local Issues, Socialist Vision". Dissent. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Bruni, Frank (October 12, 1997). "RACE FOR CITY HALL: The Democratic candidate.; Messinger's Long Road in Pursuit of the Mayoralty". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "Ruth Messinger". Jewish Women's Archive.
- ^ Traub, James (August 10, 1997). "New York's Loneliest Liberal". Slate. Archived from the original on February 28, 2005. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Murphy, Jarrett (November 23, 2020). "Women Have Already Made History in the 2021 Mayoral Race". CityLimits. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Ruth Messinger". American Jewish World Service. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Ruth Messinger". The Forward.
- ^ "Donovan Richards sworn in as Queens borough president". Amsterdam News. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
External links
- Ruth Messinger's articles at American Jewish World Service website
- Ruth97.org Ruth Messinger for Mayor at the Wayback Machine (archived January 21, 1997)