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MYRA LEVENSON Obituary

LEVENSON--Myra Katzen, of Mill Valley, CA and Tucson, AZ died at the age 84 on November 4, 2023. A 1961 alumna of Wellesley College, she earned an MEd at Harvard and had a career as a marital and family therapist. At age 54 she earned a JD at Hastings Law in San Francisco and then practiced disability law and chaired the Marin County Mental Health Board. Proud mother of Jon Levenson and Nancy Levenson from her first marriage to Dr. Alan Levenson, grandmother of Jack and Sophie Levenson, she is also survived by her partner and husband of 30+ years Gerry Goldsholle and his family, and her sister Luise Levy.

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Published by New York Times on Nov. 12, 2023.

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Perry

May 9, 2025

I remember her vividly & fondly from our summer in Israel in 1958 with NFTY! Much later, 15 years ago or so, we met for drinks/coffee one afternoon in Berkeley, California, and had a lovely reunion! So sad to read of her death!

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