1. Anne Ackerman was an American political activist.
19 Facts About Annie Ackerman
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Annie Ackerman moved to North Miami, Florida, from Chicago, where she had been a member of the B'nai B'rith Jewish service organization and active in local politics.
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Annie Ackerman used her influence to advocate for a number of issues in Miami-Dade County, including an ordinance banning phosphates in detergent, gun regulation, and rapid-transit.
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Annie Ackerman remained active as she struggled with cancer, returning to work after a 1986 stroke and as late as 1988, at which point she was bedridden.
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Annie Ackerman was recognized as a powerful figure in local and state politics: she became known as the "condo queen" or "condo commando" for her influence.
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Annie Ackerman's parents were Jewish emigres from Russia, having left in their teenage years.
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Annie Ackerman remained a practicing member of the Jewish faith throughout her life.
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Annie Ackerman married Irving Ackerman, an insurance worker, around 1934.
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Annie Ackerman gathered information on the Nazi German American Bund in World War II for a Jewish organization.
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Annie Ackerman was an active member of the B'nai B'rith Jewish service organization, co-founding and serving as president of the Haym Solomon Chapter of B'nai B'rith Women.
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Annie Ackerman became known for her book reviews and presentations on Jewish books.
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In 1969, Annie Ackerman moved to Florida with her husband, retiring in the Point East condominium in North Miami Beach, Florida, a complex of condominiums with about 2,000 inhabitants.
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Annie Ackerman worked on a gun-control law for the county, boycotts of meat and coffee, and a number of other local movements.
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Annie Ackerman was credited with convincing the senator Richard Stone to support Abner Mikva's nomination to a judicial position.
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Annie Ackerman's endorsement was often sought by state and national politicians, including Reubin Askew during his senate campaign, and Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, and Michael Dukakis in their presidential campaigns.
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Turnout rates in her precinct were usually among the highest in Florida, a factor that many in the area attributed to Annie Ackerman's work, noting that while she was in the hospital in 1986, turnout fell precipitously, to half its previous rate in the Democratic primary.
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Annie Ackerman married Irving Ackerman, an insurance worker, around 1934.
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Charles Whitehead, the chair of the Florida Democratic Party, said in 1988 that Annie Ackerman "wields more power than any other private citizen in Florida".
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Annie Ackerman was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 1986.