Amram Ducovny

Amram Duchovny (later: Ducovny) was born in 1927 in New York. His father, Moshe Duchovny, was a noted Yiddish writer and journalist, and his mother, Hannah Julia (Fiskoff), was an immigrant from Poland. Moshe, who came to American in 1918 from what is now Berdychiv, Ukraine, wrote for the Morning Journal. Ducovny claimed to have dropped the ''h'' in his last name to escape the sort of mispronunciations he suffered at the hands of sergeants while serving in the Army.Married to Margaret Ducovny, the couple had three children; Daniel, David and Laurie. The marriage ended in divorce. His second wife was Varda Ducovny. The couple lived in Paris and raised Varda's son; Jonathan Sahula (now living in Boston).He graduated from New Utrecht High School and later received a B.A. from New York University. He worked in public relations, first for the American Jewish Committee in New York, and until his retirement for the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston. In 1977 he moved to Boston t... [Details Intro]