Ann Landers, who died Saturday at 83, was a Jewish mother who “wanted to make things better,” her daughter said. Ann Landers, whose real name was Esther Lederer, became famous for her no- nonsense advice columns, which ran for more than 40 years and eventually appeared in 1,200 newspapers around the world.
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