Alice Prager

Aug. 11, 1920 - Nov. 24, 2017

Alice Prager passed away peacefully on Nov. 24, 2017.

Born in Berlin of Dutch parents, Alice survived the challenges of WWII as a teenager, family deaths in concentration camps, and emigration to Uruguay, lastly making a home in California with her young family.

Alice’s passion in life was serving others. As a social worker for the International Institute of the East Bay and fluent in five languages, she advocated for countless immigrants from all over the world in issues from citizenship to housing. Later in life, Alice’s heightened interest in Jewish culture led her to the Magnes Museum in Berkeley, where she became a docent. Over time she accrued a vast personal collection of Judaica and Jewish culture books.

With first husband, Kurt, she raised two children and acquired two more in her 1972 marriage to Charles Prager.

In addition to researching Jewish culture, Alice loved cooking, sailing, music (chamber music and jazz), sewing, walks on the beach, traveling in Europe with Charlie, and spending as much time as possible with all her children and grandchildren.

Alice survived the deaths of her husband Charlie (2002), daughter Vicky (2013), and granddaughter Dana (2014). She is survived by her children Barbara and husband Bear, Walter and wife Sue, Madeline and husband Lincoln; grandchildren Lindsay, Zachary, Dylan, Aviva, and Maya; great-grandchildren Mason and Ryder.

In lieu of flowers please donate to Planned Parenthood https://www. plannedparenthood.org