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Bookmark or Share- Vera Katz (1933–2017) - The Oregon EncyclopediaOnce dubbed a "militant housewife" by the Oregonian, Vera Katz arrived in the United States as a seven-year-old World War II refugee. At the age of thirty-nine, she became a state representative from Portland and, a dozen years later, Oregon's first female Speaker of the House.
- Vera Katz, as Jewish immigrant and Portland mayor, strove to serve ...She was the state's first female House speaker, the third female mayor of Portland and a loving Jewish mother. She died at age 84 on Monday. Colleagues described...
- Vera Katz, who helped turn Portland, Ore., into hipster haven, dies at ...PORTLAND — Vera Katz, a Jewish refugee who was elected to three terms as Portland’s mayor and helped transform it from a sleepy backwater into a trendy city known for its public transit,...
- Former Portland Mayor Vera Katz Dies at Age 84 - Willamette WeekFormer Portland Mayor Vera Katz has died at age 84. Katz had battled adenocarcinoma, a rare form of cancer, since 2004. For 13 years, that disease required her to undergo dialysis three times...
- Vera Katz, who helped turn Portland into hipster haven, diesPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vera Katz, a Jewish refugee who was elected to three terms as Portland’s mayor and helped transform it from a sleepy backwater into a trendy city known for its public transit, eco-conscious design and live-work architecture style, died Monday. She was 84.
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