Lois Spiegel’s 90th Birthday Luncheon
Saturday, November 11th
Following Shabbat Morning Services
Friends describe Lois as selfless, giving and generous, loves life to the fullest, helpful, warm, loving, a forever friend, dependable, thoughtful and caring, kind, honest and compassionate, empathetic, sensitive and humble, supportive, eager to help, graceful in spirit, teacher of action and attitude, creative and interesting, the epitome of everything good, true, and important, true eshet chayil, mentor and advisor, a wise woman with a giant heart!
Great-grandmother Lois says, “No presents please, my life has been full of gifts, instead please make a generous donation to Congregation Kol Ami, Hadassah, ORT, NCJW, or JFS!”
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About Lois Spiegel
Lois’s father, Harry Finke, owned a photography business in Lower Manhattan. Her mother, Lillian, taught home-bound Jewish women to transcribe children's books in braille and presided over the Jewish Braille Institute. Lois, their second child, was born November 7, 1933.
As a young girl Lois was shaped by experiences such as hearing Eleanor Roosevelt speak about the vote to partition Palestine; meeting Pearl S. Buck, first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, at the Jewish Braille Institute; and being the first girl to have a Bat Mitzvah at Temple Beth-El.
Lois graduated from Lesley College in with a Bachelor's in Education and began teaching fourth grade. She and her best friends traveled to Europe, Mexico, and across the U.S. In 1960, she earned her Master’s from Columbia University in History Education. A charming classmate, Bernard Spiegel, shared her interest in history and much more! Bert and Lois married in 1961.
In White Plains, NY they both taught, volunteered at the Woodlands Temple, and raised three children; Judith, Sarina, and David. In 1979, they decided, “Let's change our life and have an adventure!" The family moved to Salt Lake City.
Lois began assisting Denise Doebberling in Visual Therapy and after obtaining necessary credits, she worked for Granite School as an itinerant Visual Therapist for the blind and visually impaired, retiring in 1997.
Lois lost the love of her life, Bert, after 56-years of marriage.
Lois joined all of the Jewish women's organizations; Women's American ORT (catering with Doris Krensky, friend since Lesley College), NCJW, Hadassah, and Congregation Kol Ami's Sisterhood. She supports JFS and American Friends of Leket Israel. Lois follows her own advice: “Our organizations are an essential part of our Jewish community. If our community can succeed, it is everyone's responsibility to participate. Get Involved!"
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