I have just received the extraordinarily sad news of the untimely passing of
Steven W. Siegel, the longtime archivist of the 92nd Street YM&YWHA and former
director of the Buttenwieser Library at the Y. Steve was a pillar of the
Jewish Genealogical Society of New York as well, having served as its President
(more than once, I believe) as well as in other capacities.
I first got to know Steve in the late 1970s, when he was the co-editor (with
Arthur Kurzweil) of Toledot: The Journal of Jewish Genealogy. A most
punctilious, detail-oriented editor, it was not surprising for me (as one of
Toledot's regular contributors) to learn that he was a Cornell Engineering
graduate - and a most devoted alumnus at that. Those who knew Steve can attest
to his personal warmth, his generosity of spirit, and his encyclopedic
knowledge of New York City - past and present. He will be greatly missed.
Yehi zikhro barukh.
Zachary
Zachary M. Baker
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
E-mail [email protected]
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