Dolores “Dvora” Anne Shulman

Dolores “Dvora” Shulman, née Baker, passed away on May 7, 2026, in Myrtle Beach at 91 years old.

Born January 19, 1935, in Kent, Ohio to John Baker and Grace Baker, née Kearns, Dvora lived a life that was anything but ordinary. A devoted Zionist, she moved to Israel in the country’s infancy and lived on a kibbutz. She converted to Judaism and embraced it fully and fiercely. To most friends she was Dolores, but to her family she was always Dvora, a name she likely chose after the biblical Deborah, the first female judge in the Bible.

Dvora lived the sort of full life some of us can only dream of. Not just in the places she went or the experiences she had, but in the way she moved through the world. She was unapologetically herself at all times. She entered every room with intensity, curiosity, strong opinions, and unmistakable presence. She loved history, astrology, ideas, and vibrant conversation. She wholeheartedly believed in astrology and would gladly explain how your zodiac sign was reflected in your personality. She was always searching for meaning, growth, movement, and the next thing to learn or experience.

For much of her life, Dvora was known for her trademark red hair and her love of leopard print — both of which felt perfectly fitting for someone with so much fire in her spirit. Those who knew her can still picture her dressed in a leopard-print blouse or pair of flats with her coiffed bright red hair.

She loved animals, especially cats, and over the years she provided a home to many of them. Though she could be tough, the softness of her heart was most evident in the love and care she showed to animals. Caring for cats brought her enormous joy and reflected the deep compassion beneath her strong exterior.

Eventually, Dvora returned to the United States full time to be close to her first grandchildren, a decision that reflected how deeply family mattered to her despite her fiercely independent nature.

The last few years were marked by dementia, which slowly took pieces of her away from us. But even through that, her spirit still came through in flashes — sharp, funny, loving, stubborn, and distinctly her.

She was the mother of Amnon, Oded, and Amir, and the grandmother and great-grandmother of a large family who loved her deeply and will miss her enormously.

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