Cecilia Razovsky

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Cecilia Razovsky was an American social worker and advocate for immigrants. Educated at Washington University, the Corliss School of Law in West Virginia, the St. Louis School of Economics, and the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy, she began her career as a legal secretary and English teacher for immigrants. In 1917, Razovsky moved to Washington, D.C., where she served as an inspector in the child labor division of the U.S. Children’s Bureau until 1920. She was active in the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), throughout the 1930s, serving as secretary and later associate director of the immigrant aid department. She represented the NCJW at the World Conference of Jewish Women in Vienna and spoke on U.S. immigration policies. Razovsky chaired and participated in several national and international conferences focused on immigration and refugee aid, including roles with the International Conference for Protection of Migrants and German-Jewish Children’s Aid. She was an editor of The Immigrant and wrote articles and pamphlets to help new immigrants become citizens.