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Adversity was something Inge knew a lot about. Maarten Holl/Stuff Inge Woolf in 2008, the year after she opened the New Zealand Holocaust Centre. Married to Ron Woolf, she had to deal with his sudden death in 1987, when he was photographing Wellington from a helicopter. Ron was at the height of a distinguished career in photography and his death was a major story at the time. The accident, which also resulted in the deaths of Peter Button and Dion Savage, could easily have led to the end of the business. A determined businesswoman, Inge kept Woolf Photography going, even doing some of the...

Supplied Wellington Free Ambulance patron Shirley Martin and Alastair Turrell launch a new ambulance in Wellington in 2015. (File Photo) “I wish to pay tribute today to three remarkable Wellingtonians who passed away in the past few days. Shirley Martin, Neil Gray, and my mother, Inge Woolf, were inspirational wonderful Wellingtonians.” All three, were “wise, warm and wonderful people” who generously supported the community, Woolf said. Wellington Free Ambulance acting chief executive Sarah Lewis said Martin had made a significant contribution to the organisation. “From her dev...

Mark Round/Stuff Pictured in 2001, Inge Woolf, left, with her son and photographer Simon Woolf, and daughter Deborah Hart, hold some of the thousands of negatives and prints they donated to Te Papa. (File photo) She was a 2019 finalist in the Women of Influence Awards – Community Hero category, and more recently a finalist for the Welly Awards for community service. She established the Holcaust Centre with a dedicated group of survivors, refugees, and descendants, and remained an active fundraiser and educator until her death. She shared her story with thousands of students and members o...