Sonia Pressman Fuentes

Slide Shows

• 1900 - 1950
• Sonia’s trip to her alma mater, Cornell University, April 22, 2009
• Christ Church and St. Hilda’s College, Oxford; London; and Cardiff, Wales, 2009
• Chautauqua Institution, 2010
• Sonia and friends at a cocktail and dinner party she gave on February 19, 2010, at Miguel's restaurant on Siesta Key
• Washington DC, 2011
• 12-minute slide show with captions of trip to Germany and Belgium, Sept. 4-14, 2011
• Sonia donating books to students at the Booker Middle School, Sarasota, FL, June 4, 2012

Photo Index

• Early 1900s
  • Sonia’s mother and Sonia’s maternal grandfather, early 1900s.
• 1930s
  • Sonia with her father on beach in Germany, circa 1930
  • Sonia with family in Berlin, Germany, circa 1930.
  • Sonia with parents and unidentified sailor, circa 1930.
  • Sonia in toy car, circa 1930.
  • Sonia with her parents -- Berlin, Germany, circa 1931.
  • Zysia Pressman at the Men's Clothing Store and Factory. Berlin, Germany, circa 1931.
  • Norderney, Germany, 1932.
  • Sonia's brother, Hermann Pressman, in Antwerp, Belgium, June 19, 1933.
  • Sonia with brother, Hermann, in City Park, Antwerp, Belgium, 1933-34.
  • Sonia in kindergarten, Antwerp, Belgium, 1933-34.
  • Sonia with her brother -- Antwerp, Belgium, 1934.
• 1950s
  • Sonia with her parents  -- Graduation from Cornell University, 1950.
  • The Barrister, the University of Miami School of Law newspaper, of Nov. 8, 1956.
• 1960s
  • Sonia at the Founding of NOW -- Washington, DC, October 1966.
  • Sonia with President Lyndon Johnson, April 11, 1968.
• 1990s
  • Sonia at Retirement party at HUD -- Washington, DC, 1993.
  • Sonia with University of Miami Law School professors  -- Coral Gables, FL, 1990s.
  • Sonia with friends -- Sarasota, FL, 1990s.
  • Sonia with Zia Fuentes -- Plainfield, IL, 1998.
• 2000s
  • Sonia at 2000 Induction Ceremony for the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame -- Annapolis, Maryland.
  • Sonia at U.S. Capitol, Summer, 2000.
  • Sonia in The Solid Gold Cadillac, January, 2001.
  • Sonia with Anna Kowalska, Piltz's librarian, Piltz Library, Poland, August, 2001.
  • Piltz (Pilica), Poland, (her parents' birthplace) August, 2001.
  • Flanzer Jewish Community Center, Sarasota, Florida,  March 17, 2002.
  • Sonia with friends, Sarasota, FL, April 2002.
  • Studio Photograph, Gideon Lewin Studio, NYC, 2003.
  • Sonia at the National Woman's Party Alice Award Gala Reception and Dinner, June 10, 2003.
  • Sonia autographing a copy of Eat First, Washington, D.C., July 22, 2003.
  • Sonia with one of the classes in the Scientific High School in Ostuni, Italy, October 8, 2003.
  • Sonia showing a purse made by Priscilla Snyder, given to Sonia by a friend, March 5, 2004.
  • Sonia at awards program of the American Immigration Law Foundation, March 18, 2005.
  • Sonia honored by the National Research Center for Women & Families, May 6, 2005.
  • Sonia at the International Association of Yiddish Clubs (IAYC) conference, June 2-5, 2005.
  • Sonia with Tipper and Al Gore, Alice Paul Award Reception, September 20, 2005.
  • National Woman's Party reception and dedication ceremony for Marty Langelan, May 7, 2006.
  • Sonia at her birthday dinner, Normandy Farms restaurant, Potomac, MD, May 30, 2006.
  • Sonia at the dinner party in connection with the 50th reunion of her law school class Mother's Day weekend, 2007.
  • Sonia with her friend, Barbara Quanbeck, Bozeman, MT, July 28, 2007.
  • Sonia during her 12-week CLEA (Citizen’s Law Enforcement Academy) course, Fall, 2007.
  • Sonia during her visit to Cornell University, April 7 - 10, 2008.
  • Sonia at wedding of Michael Fein and Arnold Hanna, Montreal, CA, August 31, 2008.
  • Sonia gives three speeches at Cornell University, April 22, 2009.
  • Sonia close shot at Cornell University, April 22, 2009.
  • Sonia and Judy Helgager, Sarasota, FL, celebrating the 43rd anniversary of NOW’s founding, June, 2009.
  • Photos of Sonia's trip to Christ Church and St. Hilda’s College, Oxford; London; and Cardiff, Wales, from July 6-24, 2009.
  • Sonia and friends, Sarasota Hyatt Hotel, celebrating the 89th anniversary of women's suffrage, August, 2009.
  • Sonia and Ina May Gaskin at Simon's Coffee House in Sarasota, FL, October 30, 2009.
  • Sonia with Representative Keith Fitzgerald, Sarasota Hyatt Regency Hotel, FL, November, 2009.
  • Sonia with friends at Sol de Espana Restaurant, Rockville, MD, November 10, 2009.
  • Sonia at a country club luncheon in Sarasota, FL, November 17, 2009.
• 2010s
  • Sonia with feminist activist Sally Lunt at Red Elephant Restaurant, Bradenton, FL, February 21, 2010.
  • Sonia with friends at a cocktail party at Miguel's restaurant, Siesta Key, FL, February 21, 2010.
  • Herbert Schiff’s 90th birthday party, the Glenridge, Sarasota, FL, February 26, 2010.
  • Sonia with friends at Lake Osprey Cabaret, Bradenton, FL, March 14, 2010.
  • Sonia with former mayor of Sarasota, Lou Ann Palmer, Sarasota, FL, March 21, 2010.
  • Sonia celebrating her birthday, May 30, 2010.
  • Sonia at the Chautauqua Institution, June 27 - July 3, 2010.
  • Sonia at home in Sarasota, July 5, 2010.
  • Sonia at the Kreeger Museum, Washington DC, March 15, 2011.
  • Sonia at her great-great niece Rebecca’s bat mitzvah at the Crystal City Hilton in Virginia on March 12, 2011.
  • Sonia with friends in Washington, DC, March 13 - 16, 2011.
  • Sonia at the Second Annual Jewish Film Festival, Sarasota, March 28, 2011.
  • Sonia enjoying Elderflower Presse from the UK with Patsy and Debbie. April 4, 2011.
  • Sonia with Steve Schwartz and Sue Klein at the annual NOW conference, Tampa, FL,  June 25, 2011. Courtesy of N. Jerin Arifa.
  • Sonia with Jerin Arifa and her husband, Micah Bochart, at the annual NOW conference in Tampa, June 25, 2011.
  • Sonia at American Jewish Committee Lunch and Learn program, Sarasota, FL, July 2011.
  • Sonia at the Atheneum Hotel, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY, July 25, 2011.
  • Sonia with Anat Hoffman, Israel’s leading fighter for women’s rights and progressive Judaism, Chautauqua, NY, July 28, 2011.
  • Congregation for Humanistic Judaism program, Unity Church, Sarasota, FL, August 6, 2011.
  • Lunch at Gabriel’s kosher restaurant in the Jewish Community Center in Berlin, Germany, September 9, 2011.
  • Sonia juxtaposed with a photo of Sonia and her late brother, Hermann, taken at the City Park in Antwerp, Belgium, September 13, 2011.
  • Antwerp, Sept. 11-13, 2011.
  • Sonia at the Red Star Café in Antwerp, Belgium, September 11, 2011.
  • Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Nov. 5, 2011.
  • With Jordan Land, campaign manager for a candidate for the Sarasota County Commission, Democratic Club of Sarasota luncheon, Laurel Oak Country Club, Nov. 12, 2011.
  • Champagne reception after My Fair Holiday concert, Asolo Theater, Sarasota, FL, December 20, 2011.
  • Holiday luncheon for Sonia’s water exercise class at the Y, which she arranged at Sam Snead’s restaurant, Dec. 20, 2011, Sarasota.
  • Panelists (including Sonia), moderator, and WEDU-TV representative on January 31, 2012, at the University of South Florida—Sarasota campus after the showing of the documentary film, Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock.
  • Sonia with Rabbi Jonathan Katz of Temple Beth Israel, Longboat Key, Fl, and Countess Eva Kendeffy, head of the German Consulate General in Miami, FL, on Feb. 23, 2012, after Sonia’s talk at the temple about her Sept. 2011 trip to Germany.
  • Baby shower at Sonia’s water exercise class at the Frank G. Berlin, Sr., Y, Sarasota, FL, Mar. 8, 2012.
  • Sonia with several members of the UN Women/USNC Gulf Coast Book Club at the Broadway Bar, Sarasota, FL, July 11, 2012.
  • Sonia with Georgie Angones, Assistant Dean, Alumni Relations & Development, University of Miami School of Law (Sonia's alma mater), and her husband, Frank, former president of the Florida Bar, at Inkanto Restaurant, Sarasota, FL, Aug. 1, 2012.
  • Sonia with Madeline Poole at  Treviso's restaurant in Sarasota, FL, Aug. 6, 2012.
  • Reception (followed by dinner) Sonia had on Sept. 13, 2012, at Inkanto restaurant in Sarasota.
  • Sonia with two leaders of the American Jewish Committee in Sarasota (Sue Jacobson and Brian Lipton) and two representatives of UnidosNow, a Hispanic organization in Sarasota (Frankie Soriano and Manuel Chipote),  at Inkanto’s restaurant in Sarasota, Sept. 21, 2012, at a luncheon arranged by Sonia to introduce representatives of the two organizations to each other.
  • Sonia at party of Sarasota-Manatee NOW chapter, Sept. 23, 2012.
  • Sonia with Madeleine Poole at Owen's Fish Camp restaurant in Sarasota, FL, Sept. 27, 2012.
  • Sonia at Veg Restaurant in Sarasota, Oct. 2, 2012, alone and with Mom Luang Rajadarasri Jayankura, a Thai princess, who is seated next to her. The princess is the great-great granddaughter of the king depicted in The King and I.
  • Sonia at lunch at the Bankgok restaurant in Sarasota with Thai Princess Mom Luang Rajadarsasri Jayankura (right) and her friend, Kathy Baiamonte, October 12, 2012.
  • Sonia at a coffee-and-cake get-together at the Sarasota home of Patsy Rains; her sister, Annette Elrod and Ann Corcoran, Oct. 17, 2012.
  • Thanksgiving Day dinner at the Polo Grill in Lakewood Ranch, FL, with Luz Corcuera and Madeleine Poole, Oct. 22, 2012.
  • Sonia giving a talk on the women's rights movement and the problems that remain at the Cornell University School of Law, Oct. 24, 2012.
  • Sonia with Marty Glucklich, the owner and chef at Veg, Sonia's favorite Sarasota restaurant now that she's a vegetarian, Nov. 16, 2012.
  • Samuel Norich, publisher of the Forward, and Sonia, introducing him, at his Jan. 5, 2013, talk at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism (CHJ). (The CHJ Connection (CHJ’s newsletter, Feb. 2013), p. 11.)
  • Observer Newspaper, American Jewish Committee (AJC) Open House, Sarasota, FL, Jan. 10, 2013.
  • Sonia with Ben Terner, a classmate at the University of Miami (FL) School of Law, Empress Garden Restaurant, Bradenton, FL, Feb. 26, 2013.
  • April 6, 2013. Sonia speaking to the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism at the Unity Church in Sarasota, FL, about her trip to Germany in Sept. 2011.
  • April 21, 2013. Sonia giving a talk on the occasion of her being one of five Jewish professional women in Florida to receive the Glass Ceiling Award from the Jewish Museum of Florida in Miami Beach.
  • April 21, 2013, Glass Ceiling Awards program, Jewish Museum of Florida in Miami Beach.
  • April 22, 2013. Sonia with members of Miami Law Women, University of Miami School of Law, after her talk to that group.

Photographs of Sonia’s family in pre-WW II Poland and Germany are on the Web site of the online Museum of Family History.

• http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/pfh.pilica-pressman.htm
• http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/pfh.pilica-olmer.htm
• http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/pfh.pilica-dombek-im.htm

The Museum of Family History website at http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com also contains textual material about Sonia and her family. To access it: go to the website, type “Sonia Fuentes” in the Search rectangular box on the right-hand side at the top, click “Search” and if the box titled “Site Search” appears, click on that.

Photographs of Sonia's family in pre-WW II Germany are also on the Web site of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Photo Archives. 

• http://digitalassets.ushmm.org/photoarchives