Mona May Ratner Karff (1908-1998) - Find a Grave Memorial

Mona May Ratner Karff

Birth

20 Oct 1908

Moldova

Death

10 Jan 1998 (aged 89)

Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA

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a.k.a Miss N. May Karff; born in Bessarabia, then a province in Tsarist Russia; other birth dates give 1911 or 1914, daughter of Aviv Ratner; brief marriage to a cousin, Abe Karff; long-time relationship, Dr. Edward Lasker

Mona May Karff was a private person; besides being a driving force in women's chess, she was a shrewd stock investor who was worth a small fortune. She spoke eight languages fluently and traveled extensively. As a lover of the arts, she spent a good portion of her fortune on modern art.

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The United States Chess Federation & New York Times Published: January 18, 1998

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