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In 1922 she was appointed head of the West End branch of the BPL, the largest branch in the city. She was the first Jew to direct a branch library in
Massachusetts. At the time, the West End was populated by many different immigrant groups as well as African Americans. Goldstein set up book displays
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and exhibitions relevant to various groups to encourage people to learn about their own and other cultures. In 1925 she started Jewish Book Week; the idea was adopted by Jewish communities across the country and led to the formation of the
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club, a reading group for young immigrant women in the North End. From 1912 to 1917 Goldstein served as editor-in-chief of the
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