ursula breuer merkin was a granddaughter of solomon breuer, a great-granddaughter of samson raphael hirsch, a great-granddaughter of eliezer liepman philip prins, and mother of writer daphne merkin and philanthropist j. ezra merkin. her brothers were jacob breuer, and mordechai breuer. she was best known for her involvement with reuth, an israeli charity for the elderly. she maintained a strong tie to, and a great love for, the holy land until her death in 2006. she was known by most as "ullah."