CBST Member and LGBTQ+ Trailblazer Honored

KVELLING! CBST member Ruth Berman and her late wife, Connie Kurtz, z”l, received Palm Beach County’s Pride Month 2023 Proclamation. A press release from Palm Beach County noted that, “Ruth Berman and Connie Kurtz have personified ‘service and commitment’ to their beloved LGBTQ+ community.”

Mayor Gregg Weiss acknowledged the couple’s contributions by presenting them with this year’s Proclamation.

Mazal tov, Ruth and Connie!

Photo by Jason Decrow for the AP via The New York Times

 

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