Raquel Ethel SHAFRAN2

also known as Raquel Shafran LITANT6

14th Nov 19232,1 - 19th Aug 19831,4,5

14th Nov 1923	Born in NY, USA.2,1
1948	Married Irving M. LITANT in Bronx, Bronx, NY, USA.6,3
19th Aug 1983	Died in Lexington, Middlesex, MA, USA.1,4,5 According to Patty Grollman and Bill Litant, Raquel died of breast cancer and bone cancer.
Aug 1983	Buried in Sharon Memorial Park, 120 Canton St, Sharon, Norfolk, MA, USA.3

Social Security number 130-14-3625.1

According to Bill Litant, Raquel was trained as an artist, but switched to education in grad school when she temporarily lost her vision. She directed a nursery school in Arlington and was an expert in early child development, and very involved in social organizations like ORT and the ACLU.3

1. Social Security Death Index, Url: http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
- RootsWeb.com
2. 1930 Federal Census, Census Type: Federal, Place: United States
- National Archives, 1930
3. Emails dated 9-9-06, 1-30-08, 2-2-08 & 12-29-10 from Bill Litant, Recipient: Paul Auerbach, Author's Addr: williamtglcomcast.net
- 9-9-06, 1-30-08, 2-2-08, 12-29-10
4. Emails dated 9-3-06, 9-7-06 & 7-10-12 from Patty Goldman, Recipient: Paul Auerbach, Author's Addr: RandPGoldmanaol.com
- 9-3-06, 9-7-06 & 7-10-12
5. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003, Url: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1949332
- Certificate No. 005925
6. Emails dated 9-06 through -- from Karyn Michaels, Recipient: Paul Auerbach, Author's Addr: ty0708aol.com
- Various, 9-06 through --