The Simon H. Rifkind Center for the Humanities & the Arts was established in 1986 through a grant from the Norman and Rosita Winston Foundation, "in recognition of a revered son of City College, Class of 1922, a man of wit, learning, and humane wisdom, and dedicated to the perpetual renewal of the life of the mind." The Honorable Simon H. Rifkind was born in Russia, emigrated to the U.S. at the age of nine, and was educated in New York City public schools, at City College (B.A.), and at Columbia University (J.D.). A distinguished Federal Judge and a senior partner of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, one of New York's major law firms, Rifkind was a renowned trial lawyer. He argued landmark cases on behalf of notable private citizens, including the defense of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis against paparazzi; offered counsel to political figures such as New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner and Governor Hugh L. Carey; and was selected by the U.S. Supreme Court to settle disputes by several Western states over water rights to the Colorado River. >> more

 

The Simon H. Rifkind Center for the Humanities & the Arts
Division of Humanities and the Arts NAC 5/225
The City College of New York
138th Street and Convent Avenue
New York, New York 10031
tel. (212) 650-7367 fax: (212) 650-7649
email: rifkind@ccny.cuny.edu