Judith Sulzberger

American pathologist

Judith Sulzberger

Born|

Judith Peixotto Sulzberger

(1923-12-27)December 27, 1923

New York City, New York, U.S.

Died| February 21, 2011(2011-02-21) (aged 87)

New York City, New York, U.S.

Alma mater| Smith College
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Spouses|

Matthew Rosenschein Jr.

(m. 1946; div. 1956)​

2 children,

Richard N. Cohen

(m. 1958; div. 1972)​

Budd Levinson

(m. 1972; div. 1984)​

(before 2011)​

[1]

Children| Daniel H. Cohen (died 2016)
James M. Cohen
Parent(s)| Arthur Hays Sulzberger
Iphigene Bertha Ochs
Scientific career
Fields| Medicine, pathology, public health, genome, autism spectrum disorders, malaria
Institutions| Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
The New York Times
The East Hampton Star
Wildlife Conservation Society
Rainforest Alliance
Pasteur Foundation New York of Pasteur Institute
Grasslands Hospital
Weill Cornell Medical College
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Judith Peixotto Sulzberger (December 27, 1923 – February 21, 2011[2]) was an American physician and philanthropist. Her family has been associated with The New York Times since her grandfather Adolph Ochs purchased the paper in 1896.

## Early life and childhood

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Sulzberger was one of four children of Iphigene Sulzberger (née Ochs) (1892–1990) and Arthur Hays Sulzberger (1891–1968), the publisher of The New York Times from 1935-61.[3]

Her brother, Arthur Ochs "Punch" Sulzberger served as publisher of The New York Times and chairman and CEO of the Times Company; her sister Marian Sulzberger Heiskell was a philanthropist; and her other sister, Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg was a publisher.[4][5]

## Education

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She graduated from Smith College in 1946, and from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1949. She spent two years interning in pathology at Grasslands Hospital of Valhalla, New York but never completed her residency. [5]

## Career

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She was a director of The New York Times from 1974 to 2000, and authored a book, Younger (2003).[6]

In the early 1990s, she provided financing for what became the J.P. Sulzberger Genome Center at Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, her alma mater.[7]

## Personal life

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She was married four times. She had two sons from her first marriage to Matthew Rosenschein Jr. : Daniel Hays Cohen (né Rosenschein) (1952-2016) and James Matthew "Jace" Cohen (né Rosenschein). Her sons were later adopted by her second husband Richard N. Cohen and they took his last name.[8] Judith and her third husband Budd Levinson divorced in 1984, but later remarried.[9]

## Death

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She died at age 87 from pancreatic cancer in her native New York City.[1] She was survived by, among others, her third husband, Budd Levinson, and her two sons, Daniel Hays Cohen (died 2016) and James Matthew Cohen (from her first marriage), as well as a stepdaughter, two stepsons, four grandchildren, and several step-grandchildren.[10][11]

## References

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1. ^ a b Judith P. Sulzberger ’49 Notice of death Archived 2018-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Judith P. Sulzberger, Physician and Times Family Member, Dies, nytimes.com, February 22, 2011.
3. ^ Arthur Hays Sulzberger profile, columbia.edu; accessed June 14, 2015.
4. ^ McFadden, Robert D. (April 19, 2017). "Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg, Newspaper Publisher Born for the Job, Dies at 96". New York Times.
5. ^ a b McFadden, Robert (February 22, 2011). "Judith P. Sulzberger, Physician and Times Family Member, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
6. ^ Sulzberger, Judith (February 2004). Younger (First ed.). Apple Trees Productions, LLC. ISBN 9780970002761.
7. ^ J.P. Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center webpage, genomecenter.columbia.edu; accessed June 14, 2015.
8. ^ Roberts, Sam (2016-09-09). "Daniel H. Cohen, Former Times Executive Who Led Advertising Growth, Dies at 64 (Published 2016)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
9. ^ "BUDD LEVINSON Obituary (2017) - New York Times". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
10. ^ Roberts, Sam (September 9, 2016). "Daniel H. Cohen, Former Times Executive Who Led Advertising Growth, Dies at 64". New York Times.
11. ^ "Miss Haskell Becomes Bride Of J. M. Cohen". New York Times. April 24, 1977.

*[m.]: married
*[div.]: divorced