Donald R. Liebeskind ’53

Donald died Jan. 5, 2025.

He was born in Waterbury, Conn., and came to Princeton after graduating from the Hotchkiss School. He sang in the Freshman and Varsity Glee Clubs, joined the Charter Club, and majored in politics, writing his thesis on “The Withdrawal of the British from India (1942-1947).”

After graduating, he earned an MBA from Columbia University. Donald served as president of Musler Liebeskind, a women’s retail clothing and accessories enterprise in Connecticut, until his retirement in 1995. He was also president of Temple Israel, a board member of United Way and St. Mary’s Hospital, a director of development for the Jewish Federation of Waterbury, and a volunteer for the Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury.

Donald was married to Patricia Liebeskind for 47 years. After her death, he married Anita Rosenbaum Liebeskind, who survives him. He is also survived by his four children, 13 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and several step-children and step-grandchildren.