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Evelyn Merson Idelson, a dedicated civil rights activist and federal policy analyst, died peacefully at home January 16, 2026, shortly after celebrating her 100th birthday. She was born in 1925 in New York City to Abraham Merson and Bertha Marcus, immigrants from Russia and Eastern Europe. She...
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