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Ernestina Misrachi Martin

Salt Laker City, Utah

1931 - 2024

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Ernestina Marta Misrachi Martin 1931 - 2024 Salt Lake City, UT-Tina Martin peacefully passed away at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 21, 2024, at 93 years of age. She was born in 1931 in Mexico City to Alberto Misrachi and Anna Arouesty de Misrachi. Among the many from the Sephardic...

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Sean, Anna, and Susie, I´m so sorry for your loss. I loved reading about your mom´s fascinating life. Lindsey Ferrari

Tina was a legend in her own time, and her legacy per her life is a reminder to celebrate humor, art, literary and political discourse, diversity, family and friends. Condolences and love to you, Conrad and to Anna, Susie & Sean.

I had the good fortune to meet Tina through son Sean, a dear friend. I was invited to one of Tina's holiday parties and was welcomed with her characteristic warmth and grace. With Tina you always had the feeling you were in the presence of nobility. The memoir of her father Alberto is a fascinating story of one family's journey through turbulent times.

Holly's description of Tina is perfect. I've had the great joy of knowing Tina for nearly 40 years beginning when I returned from Mexico City determined to write a book about a Utah-born Mexican muralist. Tina and her family generously shared her family history and her history, giving me a far broader and more personal understanding of Mexico in the '30s and '40s than I'd ever learned in my studying and living there. In 2010, Tina helped found Artes de Mexico en Utah, a nonprofit dedicated...

Beautiful Tina. I have incredible memories of her during her time with the Women's Resource Center. It was such a place of refuge and support--with Tina and the whole WRC team at the helm. Tina was wicked smart, sophisticated, and fun. I was privileged to know her even slightly. Condolences to the entire family, and a special hug to Susie. Caretaking a loved one full-time is its own form of heroism. May you have peace and comfort. With love and support.