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Rabbi Ira Eugene Sanders

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Rabbi Ira Eugene Sanders

Birth
Rich Hill, Bates County, Missouri, USA
Death
8 Apr 1985 (aged 90)
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Leader of Congregation B'nai Israel in Little Rock from 1926 to 1963; a leader in religion, civil rights and social work for 59 years; founder of the Arkansas Human Betterment League; helped found the Arkansas Lighthouse fir the Blind and the Arkansas Eugenics Association, later called the Planned Parenthood Association.
Leader of Congregation B'nai Israel in Little Rock from 1926 to 1963; a leader in religion, civil rights and social work for 59 years; founder of the Arkansas Human Betterment League; helped found the Arkansas Lighthouse fir the Blind and the Arkansas Eugenics Association, later called the Planned Parenthood Association.

Inscription

"Beloved Rabbi"

Gravesite Details

Husband of Selma Loeb Sanders.



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  • Maintained by: jwb
  • Originally Created by: Anonymous
  • Added: Oct 11, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7974449/ira_eugene-sanders: accessed ), memorial page for Rabbi Ira Eugene Sanders (6 May 1894–8 Apr 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7974449, citing Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by jwb (contributor 47891638).