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Jeffrey Friedman Obituary
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for Jeffrey Friedman
David Beito
November 15, 2023
Jeff was a passionate, kind, thoughtful, and principled person. My main contact with him was an editor and was impressed by his talent for bringing out the best in what I wanted to express.
Victor Houser
November 13, 2023
I just learned the shocking news about my college friend, Jeff Friedman.
I met Jeff freshman year at Brown. He was one of the smartest people I have ever met. He taught me to question every assumption I had and to become a critical thinker. He was also a lot of fun and could see the humor in his different way of looking at the world. I love our dorm-room discussions about Jeff´s world -- contracts, laws, free markets, "Austrian Economics" and the Libertarian Party. I remember walking around Greenwich Village at semester break and making a pilgrimage to Laissez-Faire Bookstore on Mercer Street. He was unique.
We went our separate ways after college but would sometimes exchange emails on the state of the world and academia. I know that meeting Shterna and sharing his passion for ideas with her was one of the great things to happen to him.
My condolences to Shterna and the entire Friedman family.
Lizzie Reis
December 30, 2022
I am so shocked to read about Jeff's untimely death. I knew Jeff from graduate school at Berkeley, and I was just going through some old photos and found this one of him. I was looking online to get his email address and saw this sad news. Please accept my deepest condolences.
Sevasti Boutos
December 16, 2022
I met him during his years at Barnard College, where I worked as an IT administrator. He was a low tone but had a profound educational background that portrayed his deep knowledge of political philosophy in his lectures and his life within the campus and beyond it, gaining the recognition of all his students and people who were privileged to meet him. I also knew Sterna, his beloved wife, whom I admired as a student, and her attitude about life-based on philosophy in words and action. I was privileged to talk to him about one year ago remotely; I am sad about such a significant loss of humanity.
My condolence to Shterna and his parental family with friends.
JEAN BRODAY
December 8, 2022
Dan, Mark, Dawn, Shterna -
I am so so sad to hear about Jeffrey's passing. He was an amazing
scholar and person. I remember him from so many years ago at Beth Or as a handsome and super intelligent man.
My thoughts are with all of you at this terrible loss.
Sending hugs - I
Jean Broday ( Albano)
Sandy Ikeda
December 7, 2022
This is terrible, tragic news. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.
Susan & Jeffrey Schesnol
December 6, 2022
Zacher Tzadik L'vracha. So sorry for your loss.
All our best,
Jeffrey and Susan Schesnol
Chris
December 5, 2022
I first got to know Jeff through his writing. For me, his writing was one of the first experiences I had in college subjecting one's own ideas to intense scrutiny. When I finally met him, he was incredibly generous with his time, giving me advice on applying to graduate school and feedback on my writing. I had nothing to offer besides potential but he invested a great deal in me.
Sandy Shelist
December 5, 2022
We are so sad to learn of Jeffrey´s death! He had a brilliant mind, touched so many, and left this world way to soon! We are sending our love to Dan, Mark, Dawn and Evalina! May your memories of Jeffrey console you during this time of mourning!
Sandy and Mike Shelist
Adam Lerner
December 5, 2022
Jeff reached out to me a few years ago when I was a graduate student to discuss my work and we began exchanging emails periodically over the last few years, debating ideas and discussing his fantastic book, Power Without Knowledge. He gave me advice to help publish my own book and was incredibly supportive of all my strangest ideas. I was lucky to finally spend time with him at APSA this last year and was so pleased to learn that he was as kind, incisive, and fascinating in person as he'd been in all those emails. I will miss Jeff and I hope he knew how much I appreciated his kindness and insight. My condolences to Shterna and all of Jeff's family. May his memory be a blessing.
Sandy Shelist
December 5, 2022
We are so sad to learn of Jeffrey´s death! A brilliant mind taken too soon!!
We are sending hugs to Rabbi Dan, Mark, Dawn, and Evalina! May the memories you have of Jeff support you in this terrible time!
Fondly,
Sandy and Mike Shelist
Carol B Low, PsyD
December 5, 2022
Condolences to Rabbi Friedman and family from an old acquaintance of Jeffrey via the libertarian publishing world and of Beth Or as well. May is memory be a lasting blessing.
Pearl and Larry Cohn
December 5, 2022
Our heartfelt condolences to Rabbi Daniel Friedman, Mark, Dawn and Eva Friedman. Pearl and Larry Cohn
Slavisa Tasic
December 5, 2022
I am very sad to hear or Jeff's passing. He was an incredibly insightful and truly dedicated scholar. His CR seminar made a lasting impact on me and many others.
My deepest condolences to Shterna and the family.
Wladimir Kraus
December 5, 2022
Jeff was a friend, mentor, co-author. His incredible devotion, wisdom, understanding, kindness, and countless hours on Skype that we spent together discussing everything from Marx, Mises, libertarianism, bank balance sheet mechanics to how to eat well and recover from a personal loss had made me a better man. I am devastated, speechless, incredibly sad. RIP, Jeff. RIP, dear friend. I salute you. We will see each other again in a better world...
Rogan Kersh
December 4, 2022
Devastated at these terrible tidings. I know Jeff as a vital contributor to political thought, both through his own signal ideas and his creation/deft editorship of Critical Review; as an unmatched interlocutor on seemingly any topic; and most of all as a loyal and always thoughtful friend. Heartfelt condolences to Jeff´s family and expansive circle of friends.
Tom Hoffman
December 4, 2022
I'm touched by this loss. My condolences to Shterna and the rest of his family. Jeff was an important mentor and intellectual influence for me. I'll always be grateful for having known him.
James Peron
December 4, 2022
I first met Jeff in Chicago while he was still a high school student and I was a college kid. This surprised me and shocked me. My sympathy to those who knew him best.
Josh Cherniss
December 4, 2022
This is shocking and terrible news. I owed a great deal to reading Critical Review, and Jeff's splendid pieces in it, over many years; and it was a great pleasure to finally meet him this past summer. My condolences to Shterna, and to his family.
Matt Weinshall
December 4, 2022
This is so sad. I was fortunate to be a student of Jeff´s in college and to attend one of his wonderful Critical Review seminars. He was such a devoted, generous, stimulating, and effective teacher. The world is a darker and less comprehensible place without his insight. My condolences to Shterna and his entire family.
Garett Jones
December 4, 2022
Jeffrey Friedman improved my life. I learned an enormous amount at his Critical Review seminar in the 90s and later from his many writings. I'm very grateful to him.
I took the opportunity earlier this year to thank him for the influence he had on my thinking.
May his family, in time, find some peace.
Andrea Friedlander
December 4, 2022
I was shocked and so sad to learn of Jeff's passing. Sending a virtual hug and my deepest condolences to Rabbi Dan, Mark, Dawn and Eva.
Zeljka Buturovic
December 4, 2022
I am stunned. Jeff was brilliant, honest, generous and kind. He will be very much missed.
Rogers M. Smith
December 4, 2022
To all Jeff's family and friends-- I am saddened beyond all words to learn of his passing. I advised his Yale doctoral thesis years ago and worked with him many times in the ensuing years, always benefiting from his bold ideas and infectious enthusiasm. We had plans to do more. I will remember him with great affection and admiration all my days -- Rogers Smith
George Thomas
December 4, 2022
I am so sorry to hear of Jeff´s passing. I worked with him on a few conferences for Critical Review, which he managed so superbly over the years. My condolences to Shterna. May his memory be a blessing.
Louise Neidorf
December 4, 2022
Rabbi Friedman, Mark, Dawn and Eva.
I am deeply saddened at the sudden news of Jeffrey´s death.
May his memory be continue to be blessing to the family.
steven smith
December 4, 2022
I was shocked to hear of Jeff's death. I have known him since his graduate school days at Yale and we reconnected again at a superb conference he helped to organize on the legacy of Isaiah Berlin. His stewardship of Critical Review over many years has been a great contribution. May his memory be a blessing.
David T. Beito
December 4, 2022
A shocking loss.
William & Joyce Goldman
December 4, 2022
The Goldman family are all shocked and saddened to hear of Jeffrey´s passing. We met Jeffrey on a few occasions and we´re impressed by his intellect and warm personality.
"A memory of a good person is a blessing." Bill and Joyce Goldman
Deaver Brown
December 4, 2022
Knew him from his writings and students. Being a publisher, our ebooks & audiobooks benefited from his remarkable insights and wisdom.
Jeffrey Tulis
December 4, 2022
I am so stunned and saddened. Almost speechless. Deepest condolences to Shterna and the extended Friedman family. May his memory be for a blessing.
Michelle Fishman (Cohn)
December 3, 2022
I am so very saddened to hear this. Sending my love and thoughts to Rabbi Friedman, Mark, Dawn and Eva.
kathy harrison
December 3, 2022
Dear Rabbi Dan,
I am so very sorry, and send my deepest condolences to you. I heard Jeffrey speak on the occasion of your retirement. His wisdom and thoughtfulness live on in my fondest memory of him. Kathy Harrison
Sarah
December 3, 2022
I am so very sorry and send you my heart-felt sympathy. Jeffrey's memorable speech on the occasion of Rabbi Friedman's retirement from Beth Or remains with me. He left too soon. Love to you all, Rabbi, Mark, Dawn, and Eva.
Ron & Tamar Schwartz
December 3, 2022
Our deepest condolences to Mark and Rabbi Dan. A loss such as this is very difficult.
The Brook Family
December 3, 2022
Please accept our deepest condolences. May the love and support of friends and family provide you comfort as you process your grief.
Mark Friedlander
December 3, 2022
My deepest condolences. I only knew Jeff through my sister, Sue Friedlander (now Talman), who shared a homeroom with Jeff throughout high school and who was always placed next to Jeff on the seating charts because their last names were alphabetically proximate. She always admired Jeff and was in awe of his intelligence.
Margie Marcus
December 3, 2022
No, no, no! My heart breaks for the Friedman family, There are no words that can express my deepest sadness. Bless his soul and may he rest in peace.
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