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Dorothy Botkin Rosenthal (1934–2024)

by American Folklore SocietyIn Memoriam
three white individuals sitting on sofa facing the camera, with a young man on the left, an elderly lady in the middle, and a mid-aged man on the right
Three generations of the Botkin Family sit in the Amherst, Massachusetts home of Dorothy Rosenthal, daughter of Benjamin Botkin. Rosenthal’s grandson, Ben Rosenthal (L) and son, David Rosenthal (R).

Past AFS President Ellen Stekert reports the death of Dorothy Botkin Rosenthal, daughter of Benjamin A. Botkin and long-time friend of the field of folklore. Rosenthal passed away peacefully on December 17, 2024 after a brief illness.

In 2023, the Botkin family gave a major gift to the American Folklore Society (AFS) to endow the Benjamin A. Botkin Prize, an annual prize given to honor significant lifetime achievement in public folklore.

Read more about the gift the Society received from the Botkin family on AFS News.

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