Barbara Mandel

Not to be confused with British journalist and newsreader Barbara Mandell, or American singer and actress Barbara Mandrell.

Barbara Abrams Mandel (December 13, 1925 – November 21, 2019) was an American activist and philanthropist. She was named to the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame^[1] in 1985.^[2] She was elected to two terms as President of the National Council of Jewish Women, which is the oldest Jewish women's organization in the country.^[2] Mandel and her husband Morton's operation, the Morton and Barbara Mandel Family Foundation,^[3][4] gave a $10 million gift to the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in 2014.^[5][6][7]

Barbara Mandel
Born	Barbara Abrams (1925-12-13)December 13, 1925 Cleveland Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 21, 2019(2019-11-21) (aged 93) Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Activist and philanthropist
Spouse	Morton Mandel ​ ​ (m. 1949; died 2019)​

Mandel died on November 21, 2019, a month after her husband.^[8]