- Jill Chaifetz
Jill Chaifetz (
July 24 ,1964 —February 2 ,2006 ) was an Americanlawyer andchildren's rights advocate.Chaifetz grew up in
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York and graduated fromSwarthmore College in 1986. She earned a law degree from theNew York University School of Law three years later. In 1992, Chaifetz founded the Legal Services Center at The Door, a New York youth development agency. Through the center, she provided legal advice to young people, including many who were in foster care or homeless.She headed Advocates for Children of New York from 1998 until her death from
ovarian cancer at the age of 41.chool named in memoriam
The "Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School" in the
South Bronx , New York, is named after Chaifetz.References
*Toosi, Nahal (February 2, 2006). [http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--obit-chaifetz0202feb02,0,3863385.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork Jill Chaifetz, New York children's rights advocate, dies at 41] .Associated Press
*Saulny, Susan (February 3, 2006). Jill Chaifetz, Advocate for Students' Rights, Dies at 41. "New York Times ".
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