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. She also became the first

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woman to hold the position. Her late husband Louis Kreiner previously held the position from 1979 to 1981, followed by her brother-in-law, Sol Kreiner, serving as mayor from 1983 to 1985.Jerusalem Day in Cape Town
''Jewish Telegraphic Agency''. 20 May 1980 In 1994 she was appointed to the board of the

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. She also initiated Cape Town's

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epidemic devastated many in the gay community, she showed solidarity by attending the funerals of victims.Where Have All the Flowers Gone? – remembering those we loved and lost to the Aids pandemic
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