2006
Jane Krell Rosenbloom, 65, editor and publisher of a monthly newsletter, died Jan. 4 of heart disease at her home in Washington.
Mrs. Rosenbloom was born in New York City. She moved to rural Fluvanna County, Va., as a girl and came to Washington, where she
graduated from McKinley Technical High School. She received a bachelor's degree in music from American University.
A talented singer, she was a founding member of the Choral Arts Society of Washington and sang in the choir of the Washington National
Cathedral.
She established a company to publish Early American choral music and operas. For the past seven years, until her death, Mrs.
Rosenbloom was editor and publisher of Making Impressions; a free newsletter listing cultural events of interest to Washington's African
American community.
She had compiled an oral history with her sister about their experiences in Washington's earliest days of racially integrated schools and
other institutions.
She was a member of Ohr Kodesh Congregation in Chevy Chase.
Her marriage to Norman van der Sluys ended in divorce.
Survivors include her husband of 31 years, Joel Rosenbloom of Washington; a son from her first marriage, Norman van der Sluys Jr. of
Washington; a son from her second marriage, Joshua Lev Rosenbloom of Washington; and a sister, Patricia Yates of Washington.