Kenneth Libo
American historian

Kenneth Libo

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American historian
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
4 December 1937
Death:
29 March 2012
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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.