VORENBERG, Elizabeth W. Died on July 19, 2018 in Lexington, Massachusetts at the age of 87. She was predeceased in 2000 by her husband of thirty years, James Vorenberg, former professor at Harvard Law School and Dean from 1981 to 1989. She had previously been married to Raymond S. Troubh.

Betty was born in Brooklyn, NY and grew up in Bethesda, MD and New York City. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1950. Betty devoted her professional life to issues concerning civil liberties and civil rights. She was the founding executive director of Joint Foundation Support in New York City, deputy director of the Mass. Advocacy Center and assistant commissioner of Research, Planning and Evaluation at the Mass. Department of Public Welfare. She was president of the ACLU of Massachusetts and served as its representative to the national board.

More than anything else, she loved the projects she took on with her husband, Jim. They were co-masters of Dunster House at Harvard University for five years. They co-authored several articles about global human rights.

Betty is survived by her children John Troubh (Louisa) and Amy Troubh, her stepchildren Jill Vorenberg Alberts (Rod), Amy Vorenberg (Roger Wellington) and Liza Vorenberg (Barnaby Jackson), her brother Stephen Weiner (Mina) and 10 grandchildren whom she took on trips, one child at a time, all over the world, wherever each one chose.

Betty spent summers on Martha's Vineyard fishing, catching crabs, digging clams and gathering oysters.

Funeral services will be held on August 1, 2018 at 1:00pm at the Story Chapel, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the West Tisbury Library, westtisburylibrary.org or Rosie's Place, rosiesplace.org .