Anna Moscowitz Kross

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor juvenile justice reform
alternatives to incarceration
rehabilitation of prisoners
mental health services in prisons
women's rights in the legal system
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:New_York_University
New York University School of Law
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Mayor_Robert_F._Wagner_Jr.
gptkbp:awarded New York University Alumni Meritorious Service Medal
Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Award
National Council of Jewish Women Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1891-07-17
gptkbp:birthPlace Neshchera, Russian Empire
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mount_Carmel_Cemetery,_Queens,_New_York
gptkbp:deathDate 1979-08-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity Jewish
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anna Moscowitz Kross
gptkbp:knownFor criminal justice reform
advocacy for women's rights
prison reform
gptkbp:legacy Anna M. Kross Center (jail facility in New York City) named in her honor
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkb:National_Council_of_Jewish_Women
gptkb:National_Association_of_Women_Lawyers
gptkb:New_York_City_Bar_Association
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor first female Commissioner of Correction in New York City
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:judge
gptkb:lawyer
government position
gptkbp:officeHolder Commissioner of Correction, New York City
Magistrate, New York City
gptkbp:parent Robert Kross
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:spouse Benjamin Kross
gptkbp:termEnd 1966
gptkbp:termStart 1954
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anna_M._Kross_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7