NYU Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Ben Halpern
February 5, 1921 - January 16, 2021 Concluding a long and successful life of love and work, Ben Halpern died serenely on Saturday evening January 16, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in New York City in 1921, Ben Halpern was the youngest child of Jewish immigrants from Tarnopol, central Europe. He grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. As a child he enjoyed on his own the many theaters in his neighborhood, collecting film scraps from projectionists to make...
