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Helga Reznikoff Obituary
Helga who fled here at age eight from Nazi Germany and became the first woman admitted to Yale University's Graduate School of Anthropology, died on September 5 at 85 in Norwalk, CT. She was beloved, brilliant, bawdy and hysterically funny, with a passion for art, literature and music that she passed on to her children, 11 grandchildren and to thousands more as a librarian in Hallandale, Florida, where she was named Librarian of the Year several times. She was generous to a fault, except when she played bridge. She was a Silver Life Master, earning 1,616.11 points. She is survived by her three children, Anne Bratskeir, Alex Reznikoff and John Reznikoff, by their spouses Stan, Carol and Samantha Gosein, and by her grandchildren Nicholas, Kate and Amy Bratskeir, Lauren Mundell, Elizabeth, Maggie, Lena, Charlie and Lucas Reznikoff, and Brendan and Logan Keevan.
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September 16, 2015
It can be so hard to face the first year without your loved one, but the love of family and friends can carry you through.
Sandra Daly
September 15, 2015
I always enjoyed our "chats". Your presence in this world will be greatly missed.
John Reznikoff
September 13, 2015
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