DOV RONEN

I remember Dov Ronen with much fondness. I met him as a psychiatry resident in Cambridge. I was very inspired by his quest to understand why individuals who had lived peaceably together as neighbors and friends could be activated by nationalism and ideology to become bitter enemies. He was particularly interested in the psychological mechanisms that could allow this to occur. He was larger than life, cheerful and intellectually curious, and he very much influenced my thinking about human...

I knew Dov many years while my mother was also a resident of Chestnut Park (until she passed away two years ago). My mother was fortunate to have Dov as a frequent dining companion since they were "assigned" to the same large table in the dining room. I had dinner with her almost every weekday when I came by to visit after work and I was able to see firsthand on almost a daily basis how kind and funny Dov was. And he was so wonderful taking care of Naomi. I am so sorry for your loss.