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Of Rishon L'Zion, Israel, formerly of Brighton, MA, Oct. 16, 2004. Wife of the late Paul Libenson. Dear and devoted mother of Dr. Michael Libenson and his wife, Lois of Wellesley, MA and Rabbi Eli S. Libenson and his wife Suzy of Ramat Ilan, Israel. Beloved grandmother of Laurie Yablon and her husband, Brian of Portland, OR, Shari Rotman and her husband David of Bow, NH, Daniel Libenson and his wife Beth of Minneapolis, MN, Rachel Naor and her husband Yonatan, of Israel, Naomi Lurie and her husband Shai, of Israel. Great grandmother of Benjamin, Jonathan and Will Yablon, Rebecca and Samantha Rotman, Matan Lurie, Samuel Libenson and Maya Naor. Miriam Gross Libenson was a devoted wife, loving mother, Yiddish poet and celebrated teacher. Her kindness, compassion and strength made this a better world. May her time in eternity be filled with all the blessings which are the reward of a "goldeneh neshamah". Graveside services in Nes Ziona Cemetery, Israel. Donations in her memory may be made to "Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA, 02459" or to Pioneer Women. Memorial week will be in Israel.
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Miriam Libenson z"l was one of a kind - delightful to be with, always smiling, intellectually curious, culturally gifted, passionately dedicated to her Jewish tradition. Her entire life was a reflection of her profound commitments, and it was no accident that both of her sons dedicated themselves to careers of intensive Jewish communal service. She will be deeply missed by all who had the good fortune to be associated with her during her long and fruitful life.
Herb Rosenblum
November 18, 2004
It was a privilege to know Miriam and I'm moved to be participating in the Shloyshim Radio Program in her memory. My thanks to Mark David and Hasia Segal of The Yiddish Voice for originally bringing me together with such a wonderful person.
Dovid Braun
November 15, 2004
Dear Rabbi,
I was saddened to hear about the death of your mother; I'm sure that she was not just a great poet and commentator but a woman of valor...
My best to your entire family.
respectfully,
Janet Pearlman
janet pearlman
November 13, 2004
On Nov. 17, 2004, on the occasion of Shloyshim (30 days) since the passing of our friend and former collaborator on The Yiddish Voice radio show, we will share memories of Miriam and hear recordings of her from past programs. Miriam Libenson was our radio program's resident poet as well as our main commentator on religious and Jewish-holiday matters. Our collection of her recordings are one of the crowns of our show's archives and are played regularly to this day. They were filled with Jewish knowledge, highlighted by memories of her youth in her shtetl Aniksht (Lithuania), and usually accompanied by her own original Yiddish poetry -- she'd written poetry her whole life. She will be greatly missed by all our volunteers and listeners. Most significantly, she was a lifelong friend of our cohost Hasia Segal. Our deepest sympathy to her sons Michael and Eli, and all her family. It is fitting that Hasia will lead the program, and her daughters Ruth and Esther will also take part. Dovid Braun, who is the Yiddish instructor at Harvard University, and Stephen Simons,principle of Mishkan Tefila Hebrew School, and others will also speak in memory of Miriam. The program can be heard in the Boston area and on the Internet, Nov. 17, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on WUNR 1600 AM, and via the web: http://yiddishvoice.com
Mark David
November 12, 2004
I was greatly saddened to read of the passing of one of my favorite students, Miriam Libenson.
In the late Seventies, when I taught a graduate course at HC on Binyamin Tammuz and Leah Goldberg, Miriam and her friends were the most ardent and happy of students. They brought so much love and curiosity to the learning experience, that made it a pleasure for me -as a yung teacher- to come to work.
Michael, I shall miss her.
Menachem Rotstein
November 1, 2004
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