New York, New York
RABB--Theodore K., died peacefully on Monday, January 7th, 2019, at age 81. He is survived by his wife, Tamar Rabb, his children, Susannah Bailin, Jonathan Rabb and Jeremy Rabb, his five grandchildren, and his sister, Judith Tapiero. Over a 45-year career, he taught Renaissance history at...
Read MoreTed was my colleague at Princeton for many years, and he and Tamar were unforgettable friends to me and my late wife, Doris. Ted was a man of depth and wisdom, whose memory I cherish.
Lewis Lockwood
February 07, 2019 | Brookline, MA
Long after youth but somewhat before present!
My memories of Theodore are from the 1950s, when we were both teenagers in London. We have met but rarely since then, separated by life and, often, by the ocean. But I have always remembered our friendship with affection, and never entirely forgotten our affection for each other during our stimulating teen years. I wish the family well.
Josephine Novak
January 13, 2019 | Barcelona
What a wonderful friend and colleague we had in Ted Rabb. We sat enthralled at his lectures on early modern Europe and marveled at how he brought the past to life through his interdisciplinary approach and his use of art. He teamed up with Mark Cohen and me to found a course on the Jews in early modern Europe, and brought his learning and imaginative insight to that adventure. He was a pioneer among us historians in his outreach toward the wider community, creating text books and TV shows...
Natalie Zemon Davis
January 11, 2019 | Toronto, ON
