![]() ![]() After getting an Associate’ Degree in Nutrition, she planned to run the kibbutz kitchen. She was so inspired by the idea of a Jewish state that she joined a small group of American Jews planning to start Kibbutz Gesher Haziv. When she was 12, her family returned to New York City, where she became active in Habonim, a Labor Zionist youth organization. ![]() She spoke proudly about the time her family hosted a fundraising event for a fiery young Zionist named Golda Myerson, who eventually became Prime Minister Golda Meir. Tilow was young, they moved to Akron, Ohio, where her parents became Farband leaders in the Midwest, and Shulem taught in one of the organization’s schools. Her parents were activists in the Farband, an organization of Yiddish-speaking Labor Zionists. 19, 1927, in New York City, the only child of Pearl (Perel) and Samuel (Shulem) Weiner. ![]() After living in New York, Ohio, and Connecticut, she moved to Portland in December 2022 and resided at Rose Schnitzer Manor. Her children include Aki Fleshler, former President of Congregation Kesser Israel in Portland. She was passionately devoted to Labor Zionism and Yiddish culture as well as her family. SUBMIT OBITUARIES TO: questions about preparing for end of life, dying, death, and mourning, visit or email contact Michael Rosenberg at the Portland Hevra Kaddisha at or 50.Īnna (Chana) Tilow z” l, passed away at the age of 95 on July 2. ![]()
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