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Jennifer Mirsky
March 15, 2025
When I think of Robert Rifkind, I think instantly of his fierce intellect, quick wit, rigor and high standards. I was lucky to have known him for most of my life and to have joined his family on many vacations. (He read Gibbon´s "...Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" at the beach. Not what I would call light reading.) If I made a statement about the weather, I had best be prepared to defend it. Years later, when I asked him to speak at our high school graduation, he obliged, quipping that I had asked him not to be "dry." That got a chuckle. He surprised me by welcoming the dog as a visitor once he realized this would scare off the deer. I am so grateful to have joined him recently for a family dinner. True to form, he held court, sharing his brilliance and humor and warmth. He loved his work. He loved learning. He loved his family, including his cherished wife. I always marveled at how such intensely serious people could be so playful and light with each other. He will be profoundly missed. May his memory be a blessing.
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