Kenneth Libo

Kenneth Harold Libo (December 4, 1937 – March 29, 2012) was an American historian of Jewish immigration who is known for working with writer Irving Howe. In 1959, he graduated from Dartmouth College. In 1974, he received his PhD in English literature from the City University of New York. In 1980, he became the first English-language editor of The Jewish Daily Forward.

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Kenneth Harold Libo (December 4, 1937 – March 29, 2012) was an American historian of Jewish immigration who is known for working with writer Irving Howe. In 1959, he graduated from Dartmouth College. In 1974, he received his PhD in English literature from the City University of New York. In 1980, he became the first English-language editor of The Jewish Daily Forward.^[1]

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1. ^ Vitello, Paul (April 8, 2012). "Kenneth Libo, Scholar of Immigrant Life, Dies at 74". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-05-25.