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Remembering Ronald & Miriam On June 21, 2015, a very rich and vibrant memorial service was held for Ronald and Miriam at RYSEC. Many people offered stories and tributes. Below are some quotes from the speakers, as well as remembrances from other friends and relatives. Program: 
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Jim White
"I welcome you all today. I'm Jim White, retiring leader of Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture.
...I will only share one memory ... we had concerts here... on one occasion Miriam performed, I think it was a Whitman poem, with music composed by Ronald, and what an absolutely perfect combination that was, a moment of power and deep meaning."
Ellen Brickman
Naomi Drucker
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Andrea Scheviak
Ellen Fine
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Robert Nissim
Michael Philip Davis
Marni Nixon & Al Bloch (read by Michael Philip Davis)
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Arthur Brickman
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Linda Senat
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Harry Gooen
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David Brickman
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Stephen Byrns
"Miriam had that drive and would call dozens and dozens of people inviting them to their soirees. She had that drive"
He tells the storty of how her boa scarf caught on fire!
Dr. Schweitzer
(from Manhattan College). "The concert that they offered was one of the most memorable in history, in my experience." He describes how she recited poetry. She performed cabaret songs that were performed in the camps.
Roger H. Simon
"I met Miriam at Julliard"
"Both Ronald and Miriam became fast friends and collaborators."
"We collaborated on "Trotsky in New York"
Stephanie
"We were friends for 40 years". She tells the story about how Miriam invited her to play Ouija Board with her. Miriam became her clarinet teacher. She attended Ronald and Miriam's wedding in 1986.
Pat Reiser (?)
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Anonimous
Story about Lois Hicks (classical saxophone player), and how Miriam played the music that her husband has written, but had never heard.
Scott
He sings
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