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Luise Rainer, an actress who won two Oscars back to back after emigrating from Germany, died at the age of 104. While she is remembering for her place in old Hollywood, often overlooked is the pro-Israel work of this Jewish actress.

Rainer participated in the United Palestine Appeal’s Night of Stars (Palestine was the British Latin designation used for a colonial territory that included Israel). She was the chairwoman of the American tour of the Habima Theater, which stood to reason as her acting aspirations had begun as a young girl when she planned to join the Habima Theater.

Newspaper accounts show her continuing to appear at Combined Jewish Appeal events alongside Israeli speakers. While coverage of her largely vanished when she walked away from Hollywood as a young woman, it would appear that she remained active in pro-Israel  coverage.

There have been few interviews of Rainer in recent years even though she remained articulate and clearminded.