Rena Pritsker Button ’46

Rena Pritsker Button ’46, of Cambridge, Mass., formerly of Delmar, N.Y.; Nov. 18. Throughout her time in New York, she worked to improve social services and youth programs in the Albany area. She was active in local and national politics and served on boards of many local organizations and in leadership positions with the United Jewish Appeal and the National Council of Jewish Women. In 1996, she ran as the Democratic candidate for New York State Assembly in the 102nd district. In 1997, she cofounded Two Together, an afterschool reading program for children in Albany’s South End. She moved to Cambridge in 2015. She is survived by sons Joshua Posner ’71, Bruce Posner ’73, and David Posner ’76; three daughters-in-law, including Eileen Rudden ’71; four stepchildren and their spouses; and 15 grandchildren, including Samuel Posner ’03, Joseph Posner ’07, Charles Posner ’11, and Raphaela Posner ’18.