RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Margot Schlesinger has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 99; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of her passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, Margot Schlesinger was a Holocaust survivor and the loving wife of the late Chaskel; and
WHEREAS, The much-adored matriarch of her family, Margot Schlesinger was the much-adored mother of Aline, Dr. Sabine and Regine, the grandmother of eight and the great-grandmother of 28 to whom she imparted many of the fine and noble qualities that she possessed in abundance; and
WHEREAS, Margot Schlesinger was taken to Auschwitz concentration camp and was among an estimated 1,200 Jews saved during World War II by industrialist Oskar Schindler whose heroic actions were portrayed in the movie "Schindler's List"; and
WHEREAS, Following her liberation, Margot Schlesinger eventually emigrated to Chicago where her husband was a cutter of Kuppenheimer suits; and
WHEREAS, Margot Schlesinger lived in her own home in West Rogers Park until she was 95 and was a active in Congregation Ezras Israel; and
WHEREAS, The courage, sacrifice and dedication of Margot Schlesinger serve as an example to all; and
WHEREAS, Margot Schlesinger was an individual of great integrity and accomplishment who will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by her many relatives, friends and admirers; and
WHEREAS, To her beloved family, Margot Schlesinger imparts a legacy of faithfulness, service and dignity; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-eighth day of February, 2018, do hereby commemorate Margot Schlesinger for her grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to her family; and
Alderman - 14th Ward
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presenteoVfo the family of Margot Schlesinger.