Edith Kurzweil (born 1924

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- died February 6, 2016

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) was an American writer, and

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''. In 1995, she married

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. She graduated with a Ph.D. in sociology. She taught at

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Awards

* 2003

National Humanities Medal The National Humanities Medal is an American award that annually recognizes several individuals, groups, or institutions for work that has "deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities, broadened our citizens' engagement with the human ...

* 1982 Rockefeller Humanities Fellowship * 1987

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Fellowship

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kurzweil, Edith American editors Jewish emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss to the United States 1924 births 2016 deaths Rutgers University faculty National Humanities Medal recipients