A child virtuoso on harp and long-standing champion of the Seattle Symphony, Bernice Rind’s musical career began at age seven. At age 11, she debuted professionally and retired from touring at age 23 when her mother grew ill, and Bernice longed for a more "normal" life. A Seattle native whose parents emigrated from the Isle of Rhodes, she attended both Ezra Bessaroth Congregation (Sephardic), cofounded by her father, and the Ashkenazic Reform synagogue, Temple de Hirsch Sinai, co-founded by the Rind family. In 1949, Bernice married Martin Rind, and they raised four children, combining their Sephardic and Ashkenazic heritages. A staunch supporter of the arts in Seattle and Jewish education, Bernice was the first Jewish president of the Seattle Symphony Women’s Association Board, one of the founders of the High School of Jewish Studies, and while on the board of the American Friends of Hebrew University negotiated a Statement of Understanding between the University of Washington and HU for which she was awarded the Torch of Learning. Bernice passed away on October 17, 2018, at the age of 95.