HJ 313 — Celebrating the life of Barbara Wurtzel Rabin.

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313 Celebrating the life of Barbara Wurtzel Rabin.

  Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 2, 2020 Agreed to by the Senate, March 4, 2020   WHEREAS, Barbara Wurtzel Rabin, founding executive director of Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, died on September 22, 2019;

and WHEREAS, a native of New York, Barbara Rabin studied at Oberlin College and the London School of Economics and worked as an educator before earning a doctorate in political science from American University in Washington, D.C.;

and WHEREAS, after moving to Richmond in 1966, Barbara Rabin worked with other local parents to lay the groundwork for John B.

Cary Elementary School to become, in 1969, the first city school to be voluntarily integrated and have open enrollment;

and WHEREAS, Barbara Rabin helped create Citizens for Excellence in Public Schools, which spurred the development of Henderson Middle School and Open High School;

and WHEREAS, in 1971, Barbara Rabin helped found and was chosen to lead Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia (HOME), which tackles systemically divisive housing practices through fair housing enforcement and research, advocacy, and statewide policy work;

and WHEREAS, during her tenure at HOME, Barbara Rabin developed a legal case that resulted in a landmark 1982 decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in Havens Realty Corp.

v.

Coleman that strengthened enforcement of the Fair Housing Act of 1968;

and WHEREAS, Barbara Rabin earned a law degree from the University of Virginia, then relocated to Massachusetts, where she worked for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Greater Boston Legal Services;

she continued to advocate for housing rights as a member of the National Fair Housing Alliance;

and WHEREAS, Barbara Rabin will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her children, Judy, Daniel, and Sharon, and their families, and numerous other family members and friends;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of a dedicated activist, attorney, and mother, Barbara Wurtzel Rabin;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Barbara Wurtzel Rabin as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.