She is known from Durban\s Bay of Plenty to London\s Waterfront.[1] After travelling to South Africa from Kaunas with her parents as a six month old baby, Rae Bank grew up in Johannesburg. She married Leon Hoffenberg of Port Elizabeth in 1951. She studied art history and drama in South Africa with the renowned Taubie Kushlick. Leon Hoffenberg was involved in various areas of the family Empire, Brema Estates in Port Elizabeth, cinemas, distributing 20th Century Fox films, property development, export of wool hides and skins, tannery, and salt pans for curing the hides.[2]. Leon and Rae had three daughters. They moved to Durban where Leon managed a branch of the family business and Rae became an internationally celebrated interior designer. She played a key role in the re-development of Docklands and warehouse conversions.[3]. She is currently