Hannah Ziegellaub

Hannah Ziegellaub Died May 29, 2006, at 61, in New York City, of complications from multiple sclerosis. Hannah was born in New York City but spent much of her childhood abroad, in France, Austria, Israel, and Germany, while her father worked with Jewish relief organizations after the war. Fluent in English, German, and French, Hannah was a consummate visual artist, an activist passionately committed to social justice, a person of boundless curiosity, and an extraordinary friend. Hannah lived in Berkeley and Oakland from the early 1970s to the early 1990s, when she moved to Albuquerque. She was a compelling and vivacious subject in Allie Light and Irving Saraf's Emmy award-winning documentary "Dialogues with Madwomen." She is predeceased by her beloved husband, Michael Brussell, and her parents, Dora and Detch Ziegellaub. Hannah is survived by her devoted sister, Mimi Ziegellaub; her brother-in-law Richard Eichler; her loving niece, Emmy; and by her extended family and her legion of friends whose sorrow travels the globe. A memorial for Hannah will be held Friday evening, June 19, in the East Bay. For details, please call (510) 420-8057.