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San Francisco Mayor Di-
anne Feinstein, whose city
will host the Democratic na-
tional convention next
month and who has been
mentioned as a candidate
for the vice president's spot
on the party's 1984 ticket,
has, in the space of six
years, become a major ta-
lent on the American politi-
cal scene.
Mrs. Feinstein rose to na-
tional prominence in No-
vember 1978 when she be-
came acting mayor of San
Francisco following the as-
sassination of Mayor
George Moscone and City Dianne Feinstein
Supervisor Harvey Milk.
The double murder at San president of the Board of
Francisco's City Hall took Supervisors. But her career
place only nine days after has not been a string of vic-
was tories. Twice she was de-
the country
traumatized by the mass feated decisively in mayoral
suicide in Jonestown, campaigns: first against
Guyana. The Jonestown Joseph Alioto in 1971 and
community had been nur- again in 1975 when she
tured in San Francisco's failed to gain a run off
People's Temple.
against Moscone.
Mrs. Feinstein's climb to
Most San Franciscans are
national prominence was highly appreciative of Mrs.
not easy. She was born Di- Feinstein's accom-
anne Goldman on June 22, plishments. She is affec-
1933, the daughter of Dr. tionately called "Di-Fi"
Leon Goldman,ia physician among her constituents.
who taught and practiced They are fully aware that
medicine. Her mother was other California cities cut
Betty Rosenburg Goldman, back services deeply under
a Russian Catholic, the Preposition XIII. "Di-Fi"
daughter of a czarist army wasible to maintain serv-
officer who fled the revolu- ices while parlaying a $127
tion in 1917. Being raised million deficit into a $150
by a Jewish father and a million surplus. The mayor
Catholic mother was not attributes this success to
simple. Dianne Feinstein cooperative planning be-
attended the Jewish temple
and the Convent of Sacred
Heart High School and was
told she was "free to choose"
her religion.
Feinstein says she would
not recommend this type of
New York — The New
religious upbringing with
the "freedom to choose" for York Police Department
anyone. However, at the age has distributed an order to
of 21 she. chose her father's all patrol officers designed
religion, Judaism. She to give them guidance on
made this choice through autopsy problems when
honest conviction even they are called to the scene
though she knew at age 21 of a death which may be
that she wanted a career in that of an observant Jew.
The order was issued by
government service and
that belonging to a majority Police Commissioner Ben-
faith rather than Judaism jamin Ward to help assure
would serve her better when cooperation by the police-
running for elective office.
man on the beat with a
recently-enacted state law
Her early interest in gov- signed last August by Gov.
ernment was sparked by a Mario Cuomo, which limits
favorite uncle, a garment the authority of medical
manufacturer in San Fran- examiners to perform au-
cisco, who took Dianne to topsies on the bodies of ob-
meetings of the San Fran- servant Jews.
cisco Board of Supervisors.
The measure was drafted
She pursued her interest by by the National Jewish
majoring in history and Commission on Law and
political science at Stanford Public affairs (COLPA) and
University and specializing introduced in the State As-
in the field of criminal jus- sembly by Assemblyman
tice after graduation.
Sheldon Silver (D-
She made such a name for Manhattan), who helped get
herself serving on commit- the measure approved by
tees dealing with crime and the State Senate.
prisons that in 1969 when
The law requires that, ex-
she ran for the Board of cept in unusual circum-
Supervisors in an at-large stances, a medical examiner
contest, she defeated five may not perform an'autopsy
incunibents and became after next-of-kin or close
tween city officials and
leading business interests
of the city.
Mrs. Feinstein works 14
to 16 hours a day. She lives
and breathes her job. She is
cool in the face of difficulty,
fair but tough in negotia-
tions, and politically adroit
in making appointments.
Mrs. Feinstein has one
daughter, Katherine Anne,
from her first marriage to
Jack- Berman, a lawyer.
Tilt marriage ended in di-
vorce. She married
neurosurgeon Bertram
Feinstein in 1962. Feinstein
died in 1978. She is now
married to Richard Blum,
an investment banker, who
takes an active role in her
political activities.
The story of Dianne
Feinstein's career has
enough drama and success
to fill volumes without
touching upon her sex and
religion. Her ability to rise
above failure, tragedy, and
disappointments and ulti-
mately succeed in govern-
ing a city of such diverse
elements is heroic. The
staunchness she has shown
in governing a city which
has been an assortment of
unusual special interest
groups exemplifies the
commitment of a woman
who chose to be Jewish
without fear that her reli-
gion would 'hamper her
political career.
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to protect observant Jews
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relatives have asked him
not to do so. Exceptional cir-
cumstances include the pos-
sibility of homicide or a
threat to public health.
Even when the medical
examiner determines there
is such "a compelling public
necessity," he will afford the
objecting party at least 48
hours to start a court action
to determine the need for an
autopsy.
Shmuel Prager, Agudath
Israel counsel, said the
order also provides that a
police officer responding to
the scene of a death should
not volunteer information,
but if he is asked, the officer
should advise the "in-
terested parties" that they
have the right to communi-
cate with the medical exam-
iner and tell the examiner
about their objections to an
autopsy contrary to their
religious beliefs.
Bias institute
Ramat Gan — Bar-Ilan
University is planning to
establish an International
Institute for the Study of
Prejudice.