1923
Illo
2012
Illo Heppner
September 1, 1923 — October 1, 2012
Illo L. Heppner, 89,
was born in Berlin, Germany. Illo was a Holocaust survivor of the Shanghai Ghetto, where she married Ernest G. Heppner. After the war, upon liberation, she worked as a USA War Department civilian in Shanghai and Nanjing, and was awarded the civilian Commendation Ribbon for meritorious service. She worked for Equitable Life Assurance Society for 26 years, retiring in 1984. Illo was active in resettlement of Jews from the former Soviet Union and taught English as a second language to Russian immigrants at the Jewish Community Center as a volunteer for 20 years.
She was a speaker at several national and international conferences concerning the Shanghai Ghetto and her articles on the subject have been published in numerous journals. A member of Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, she was active in social action programs at the Temple. She was a member of Women of Reform Judaism, Hadassah, National Council of Jewish Women, and the Interfaith Alliance.
Her husband, Ernest G. Heppner, preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Anita Plotinsky (Melvin); grandsons, David Plotinsky (Paulina) and Benjamin Plotinsky; granddaughter, Miriam Plotinsky (Kenneth Handwerger); and five great grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation North Cemetery on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 3PM.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ernest G. Heppner Scholarship fund at IUPUI or the Social Action Fund at Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation.
Arrangements entrusted to Aaron Ruben Nelson Mortuary.
was born in Berlin, Germany. Illo was a Holocaust survivor of the Shanghai Ghetto, where she married Ernest G. Heppner. After the war, upon liberation, she worked as a USA War Department civilian in Shanghai and Nanjing, and was awarded the civilian Commendation Ribbon for meritorious service. She worked for Equitable Life Assurance Society for 26 years, retiring in 1984. Illo was active in resettlement of Jews from the former Soviet Union and taught English as a second language to Russian immigrants at the Jewish Community Center as a volunteer for 20 years.
She was a speaker at several national and international conferences concerning the Shanghai Ghetto and her articles on the subject have been published in numerous journals. A member of Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, she was active in social action programs at the Temple. She was a member of Women of Reform Judaism, Hadassah, National Council of Jewish Women, and the Interfaith Alliance.
Her husband, Ernest G. Heppner, preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Anita Plotinsky (Melvin); grandsons, David Plotinsky (Paulina) and Benjamin Plotinsky; granddaughter, Miriam Plotinsky (Kenneth Handwerger); and five great grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation North Cemetery on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 3PM.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ernest G. Heppner Scholarship fund at IUPUI or the Social Action Fund at Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation.
Arrangements entrusted to Aaron Ruben Nelson Mortuary.
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