Civil rights activist Dorothy Davidson passed away April 26, 2022. She was 92. A private service was held at Mt. Nebo Cemetery, officiated by Cantor Marty Goldstein. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
Mrs. Davidson was the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado and director of the ACLU Mountain States Region. She devoted herself to defending human rights. Her family said, “she was particularly proud of the book she wrote, Children in Confinement, exposing the harsh treatment of juveniles in detention.”
A native of Hungary, Mrs. Davidson (nee Davidovich) had extended family that remained in Europe who were murdered during the Holocaust.
“That motivated her lifelong fight for civil rights and the protections of minorities and her unwavering support for the State of Israel,” her family said.
Mrs. Davidson was the daughter of the late Rabbi Chaim and Rose Davidovich. When she was a child, her family emigrated from Hungary to Buffalo, New York, and later to Denver. She attended North High School and attended DU, UC Denver and Smith College.
Survivors are Mrs. Davidson’s husband, Charles Carter; children Paul Davidson, Linda (Yaacov) Hamo, Robert (Denise Alcala) Davidson, Michael (Vicki) Davidson, Daniel Davidson, Julia (Jeffrey) Cirbo, Robert (Stacie) Carter; and seven grandchildren.
The family suggests contributions to the charity of choice, preferably in support of Holocaust survivors, Zionism, education, poverty relief, civil liberties and civil rights.
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