Senator Feingold's mother died Wednesday

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Sen. Feingold's mother dies at 86

From The Capital Times
March 3, 2005


Sylvia Feingold, the mother of U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, died Wednesday at age 86.

Mrs. Feingold died at the family's home in Janesville after a brief illness, according to friends of the family.

In a prepared statement, Feingold said his mother "was a wonderful woman who imparted a deep love for life to everyone she knew."

Funeral arrangements are pending. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that contributions be sent in her memory to two charities.

A scholarship named in Mrs. Feingold's honor helps students who are learning foreign languages. Contributions to the Sylvia Feingold Scholarship Fund may be sent in care of David Feingold, Feingold and Associates, 20 E. Milwaukee St., Janesville, WI 53545.

The family also asked that donations be sent to Beth Hillel Temple, 6050 8th Ave., Kenosha, WI 53143.


Published: 2:12 PM 3/3/05

I think a group donation to Mrs. Feingold's charity, from DUers, might be a nice gesture, if we can figure out how to do it in a way that won't just be "send me your money and trust me to send it in."

Also: If anyone from DU was planning to attend Sen. Feingold's birthday party Sunday, it has been postponed a week.

The senator's sister, Rabbi Dena Feingold, is rabbi of Beth Hillel Temple. (For quite a while I've been looking forward to the day when she will deliver the invocation at her brother's inauguration. I've heard her speak, and she's good.)