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Franklin Engel
June 6, 2022
I met Viviane Ohayon in 1964. I was a Freshman at NYU. As a French professor, she never awarded me more than a B+. She was honest! As a person, she was the most supportive, personable, kind, natural, unpretentious and inspiring teacher I ever had. Perhaps she was sensitive to the pain and confusion I felt having so recently lost my father; perhaps she saw a light in me I had not yet seen. Whatever her impulse, Viviane extended occasional invitations to me to join her for a coffee and chat at her Washington Mews quarters at the NYU downtown campus. Whatever attendant self importance I felt at those times was dwarfed by Viviane's gracious acceptance of me and her capacity to transcend her official pedagogical role: she was the only adult--other than my grieving and contentious mother--with whom I felt at ease to be myself. Viviane's trust and confidence in me led her to share Solange's contact in Casa Blanca where my wife and I attended an unforgettable Passover Seder. I have carried my memory--the memory--of Viviane in my heart all my life. Through the simplicity and sincerity of my all-too-scant encounters with her, I have been forever touched by her humor, her caring, her intelligence, her good will. I am sorry to have missed seeing her later in my life, and I am sorry for the loss her passing represents to all family and those who worked closely with her. Viviane was a blessing in my life.
Franklin Engel
June 6, 2022
I met Viviane Ohayon in 1964. I was a Freshman at NYU. As a French professor, she never awarded me more than a B+. She was honest! As a person, she was the most supportive, personable, kind, natural, unpretentious and inspiring teacher I ever had. Perhaps she was sensitive to the pain and confusion I felt having so recently lost my father; perhaps she saw a light in me I had not yet seen. Whatever her impulse, Viviane extended occasional invitations to me to join her for a coffee and chat at her Washington Mews quarters at the NYU downtown campus. Whatever attendant self importance I felt at those times was dwarfed by Viviane's gracious acceptance of me and her capacity to transcend her official pedagogical role: she was the only adult--other than my grieving and contentious mother--with whom I felt at ease to be myself. Viviane's trust and confidence in me led her to share Solange's contact in Casa Blanca where my wife and I attended an unforgettable Passover Seder. I have carried my memory--the memory--of Viviane in my heart all my life. Through the simplicity and sincerity of my all-too-scant encounters with her, I have been forever touched by her humor, her caring, her intelligence, her good will. I am sorry to have missed seeing her later in my life, and I am sorry for the loss her passing represents to all family and those who worked closely with her. Viviane was a blessing in my life.
Kristine & John Woodward
November 17, 2011
With our most heartfelt condolences for the passing of your mother.
Gaby, you are an angel- she must have been so proud of you!
Sending love & big hugs,
Brian Freeman
November 9, 2011
Brian A Freeman,sorry for your loss.
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