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Community tribute remembers Shira Lotte Kane, longtime Rockland civil‑rights advocate
Summary
A speaker at a recent meeting read a tribute recounting Shira Lotte Kane’s life and six decades of service, noting her role as the first African American executive director of the Rockland County Commission on Human Rights and her work on fair‑housing efforts.
A tribute read during a recent public meeting remembered Shira Lotte Kane, who was described as a lifelong humanitarian and a longtime civil‑rights leader in Rockland County.
The reader said Kane was born in 1922, grew up in Sparkhill, New York, and was the third of six daughters who attended the historic Saint Charles AME Church, founded in 1865. “Lotte was known for her kindness and dedication to helping others. She was a true humanitarian,” the speaker said, describing Kane’s decades of community…
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