Elaine Feldman (31 March 1916 – 19 October 2006) was an Irish public figure and co-founder of the first secondary school for the Jewish community in Dublin.
It was noted that her arrival and departure from Dublin Castle on her bicycle often drew a crowd of people supposedly unaccustomed to seeing a Jew.
Feldman served on the board of governors as honorary secretary for 17 years, managing all aspects of the school's running as well as lobbying civil servants and politicians for support.
[1][3][4] As the school grew, Feldman oversaw the purchase of a larger building, 1 Zion Road, in 1954, agreeing to pay £4,250 before a financial arrangement was in place.
Panicked by the situation, she consulted with the manager of the Northern Bank, who concurred with her decision and loaned the additional money to equip the school on sureties of Jack Feldman and another four Jewish businessmen.
Feldman suffered from lifelong chronic illness, but was an active golfer and was life lady president of the Jewish golf club at Edmondstown.