Long-serving Wellington and Jewish politician Ruth Gotlieb dies aged 96 | Stuff

Wellingtonian of the Year Ruth Gottlieb declares the event open. New Zealand Age Group Swimming Championships at Wellington Aquatics Centre, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand on Tuesday, 1 March 2011. Photo: Dave Lintott / lintottphoto.co.nz

Prominent Wellingtonian Ruth Gotlieb has died. 

Gotlieb, who was 96, is remembered as a veteran of Wellington local government, and for her long-standing dedication to public service.

She passed away at Wellington Hospital on Tuesday morning, surrounded by family. 

She had a long and successful career serving the people of Wellington on councils and boards for 27 years.

Born in England and raised in Cork, Ireland, Gotlieb moved to Brisbane, Australia, as a teenager with her family, when her father became the city’s chief rabbi.

During World War II, Gotlieb joined the Signal Corp and became a Morse operator. 

Gotlieb later moved to Wellington with her second husband Gerry in the 1940s, the two went on to start a successful pretzel business and have four children, David, Kim, Jake, and Marilyn.

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