The Rutgers Mathematics department mourns the passing of Professo. Emeritus. r Sam Rosenzweig, who taught faithfully at Rutgers for more than forty years, will be sorry to hear that he passed away June 2. The following two paragraphs are part of his obituary, which can be found at https://www.crabielparkwest.com/obituaries/samson-rosenzweig. Dr. Samson M. Rosenzweig, 93, of North Brunswick, New Jersey passed away peacefully in the early morning of June 2, 2025. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was an only child and was preceded in death by his parents, Abraham A. Rosenzweig and Frieda Rosenzweig.
Sam earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from New York City College, a Bachelor of Hebrew Literature Degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He spent more than 40 years as a mathematics professor at Rutgers University, most of that time affiliated with Douglass College. While he specialized in math reasoning and imaginary numbers, at the core, he was a teacher. In an era where most professors immersed themselves in research and writing—occasionally teaching a course or two—he placed the highest importance on teaching students. He helped them to understand the world through the fundamental tenets of math, whether Calculus 1 or an advanced seminar. He was well-known around both undergrads and grad students for being firm, but fair -- a mild-mannered man who could somehow command a lecture hall of hundreds of students at a time."