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Meg Wheatley
Margaret "Meg" Wheatley (born 1944) is an American writer, teacher, speaker, and management consultant who works to create organizations and communities worthy of human habitation. She draws from many disciplines: organizational behavior, chaos theory, living systems science, ancient spiritual traditions, history, sociology, and anthropology. Early life and education Born in Yonkers, New York, in 1944, to an English father who was a mechanic running a foreign car service and a Jewish-American mother, Wheatley grew up in the New York City area. Her grandmother, Irma Lindheim, was a well-known activist, writer, and fund-raiser for the creation of the state of Israel. Lindheim lived in the kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek, frequently visiting her family in the U.S. She was Wheatley’s primary guide and role model.Personal communication January 2021 Wheatley graduated from Lincoln High School (Yonkers, New York), in 1962. She completed her baccalaureate degree in 1966 at the University of R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma Lindheim
Irma L. Lindheim (1886–1978), born in New York, was a Zionist fund-raiser and educator. Early life Lindheim was born Irma Levy in New York City on December 9, 1886, to a German-Jewish family with roots in the American South. Her father, Robert Levy, was a business man, and her mother, Mathilda (née Morgenstern) stayed at home and raised Irma and her sisters, Amy and Edna. Though Lindheim would later attend a Jewish seminary, her early life at home was largely devoid of Jewish ritual; the family had Christmas trees in their home and declined to celebrate Jewish holidays. Irma, refusing to consent to her father's insistence that he choose her husband, married Norvin R. Lindheim in 1907, a young attorney and graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins and Columbia Law School, Columbia University Law School. Together, they had five children, and when Irma's father died in 1914, she inherited a small fortune. Initial Zionist activity She served as the only Jewish female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
