May God bless you and your...
Another year gone by. Thinking of you Peter. Your spirit lives on in our memories and hopefully, in our actions.
Michael Beckerman
October 22, 2023
New York, New York
KUSSI--Peter, of Kew Gardens, NY, passed away on October 8, 2012. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Peter had a distinguished career in the field of Czech literature as a scholar, editor and translator. For many years he was a professor at Columbia University, where he taught Czech language and...
Read MoreAnother year gone by. Thinking of you Peter. Your spirit lives on in our memories and hopefully, in our actions.
Michael Beckerman
October 22, 2023
It's a strange thing to honor you once a year at this time. But I'd like to say that I received just last week an honorary degree from Masaryk University. And it is absolutely clear to me that without your careful teaching and mentoring, I never could have been in such a position. So thanks for making many things possible for myself and for so many others. I shall remember our association always with the greatest joy and admiration, even when you destroyed me in tennis after one of our...
Michael Beckerman
October 22, 2022 | School
It is an enormous loss for US and Czech cultures. Mila Saskova-Pierce
February 05, 2013
Peter! We still miss you and always will!
Michael Beckerman
January 10, 2013 | New York City