National Council of Jewish Women - Lighting the Way, Historic Women of the SouthCoast

Bertha Cohen

Bertha Alpert Cohen (1898-1974), also known as Mrs. A. J. Cohen, or Bessie Alpert, was a lifetime resident of New Bedford and member of Tifereth Israel Synagogue.

Photograph Of Mary Schwartz - An Older Woman With Short Red Hair And A Floral Shirt, Smiling At The Camera. She Is Accompanied By And Older Gentleman, Wearing A Black Cap And 'Soutchcoast Jazz Orchestra' T-shirt

As first chair of the Holocaust Education and Memorial Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford, Mary Schwartz (1920-2015) led efforts that created the Holocaust Monument at Buttonwood Park in New Bedford in 1998.