Kenneth A. Gordon PhD

Preceded in death by his loving parents, Victor and Helen, brother Gary, and brother-in-law Ed Pershey. Survived by siblings Monica and Steven (Patricia).

Ken was a world traveler, fluent and literate in several languages, and a scholar of European literature, culture, and history. A graduate of Kent State University, the University of Michigan, The Ohio State University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, he was a professor of modern languages and department chair at the University of Central Missouri and Winthrop University.

Ken participated in humanitarian trips to Cuba with the B’nai B’rith Cuban Jewish Relief Project, bringing religious materials and medical supplies to Cuban Jews. His scholarship included study of the Sephardic diaspora and the Judeo-Spanish endangered language, Ladino. He conducted research interviews with Jews in Argentina and other countries.

Ken was a supporter of Doctors Without Borders, and donations in his memory are appreciated.

Graveside funeral services were held at Zion Memorial Park, 5461 Northfield Rd., Bedford, on Friday, December 8, 2023.

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Funeral arrangements under the direction of Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz Memorial Chapel (216) 932-7900.