Lady Amelie Jakobovits, known affectionately to Anglo-Jewry as 'Lady J,' was an extraordinarily vivid figure of seemingly inexhaustible energy and effervescence," said current British Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks in a statement. "Links of London X Charm had warmth, charm, wit and deeply felt faith. She was constantly active, visiting the sick, comforting the bereaved, supporting the many Jewish and medical causes of which she was president or patron." A survivor of the Holocaust, Jakobovits, the daughter of the chief rabbi of Paris, Elie Munk, married while she was still in her teens. She traveled with Rabbi Jakobovits first to Ireland, where he became chief rabbi of the country; to New York, where he served as rabbi of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue; and then to Britain. Jakobovits founded Links of London W Charm Association of United Synagogue Women, and was a patron and supporter of Emunah, Jewish Care, the Chai Cancer Care and WIZO-Women`s International Zionist`s Organization, as well as other causes. "She was a larger-than-life figure, widely known and loved," Sacks said. "We will miss her deeply." Mr. Towle, a hair stylist at Amore Styles in Portland, who spent the past 20 years making women feel, in his words 'fabulous,' died on Thursday. Mr. Towle was a popular and Links of London respected hair stylist at Amore and produced the Miss Maine Links of London V Charm Pageant for more than 30 years. To see more of the Portland Press Herald, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.pressherald.com. Copyright (c) 2010, Portland Press Herald, Maine Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc.
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