Spertus Institute — of Jewish Studies is one of the leading Jewish organizations in Chicago, Illinois. Not affiliated with any single branch of Judaism, Spertus includes the Spertus Museum, a sizeable library (Asher Library), and the degree granting Spertus College… … Wikipedia
SPERTUS INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES — (formerly the College of Jewish Studies), Chicago educational institute organized in 1924 by the Board of Jewish Education of Chicago to provide opportunities for systematic Jewish studies and for training teachers. The College opened under the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ellen Spertus — is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Mills College, Oakland, California, United States, and a research scientist at Google.cite web|url= http://people.mills.edu/spertus/cv.html|title=Ellen Spertus s CV |accessdate=2008 03 01… … Wikipedia
Jewish studies — (or Judaic studies) is an academic discipline centered on the study of Jews and Judaism. Jewish studies is interdisciplinary and combines aspects of history (especially Jewish history), religious studies, archeology, sociology, languages (Jewish… … Wikipedia
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College — The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC), is located in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles (16 km) north of central Philadelphia. RRC is the only seminary affiliated with Reconstructionist Judaism [ See “Reconstructionism: The Fourth… … Wikipedia
Chaim Goldberg — Chaim Goldberg, circa 2000. Chaim Goldberg (March 20, 1917 – June 26, 2004) was a Jewish artist, painter, sculptor, and engraver. He is best known for being a chronicler of Jewish life in the small Polish village (or Shtetl) where he was born,… … Wikipedia
Ze'ev Raban — Ze’ev Raban (1890 1970) was a leading painter, decorative artist, and industrial designer of the Bezalel school style, and was one of the founders of the Israeli art world.LifeRaban was born Wolf Rawicki in Łódź, Congress Poland, and began his… … Wikipedia
Byron Sherwin — is a Jewish scholar and author with expertise in theology, inter religious dialogue, mysticism and Jewish ethics. A rabbi in the Conservative Judaism movement, he trained at the Jewish Theological Seminary with Abraham Joshua Heschel. A graduate… … Wikipedia
Fritz Bamberger (Philosoph) — Fritz Bamberger (* 7. Januar 1902 in Frankfurt am Main; † 21. September 1984 in New York City) war ein deutscher Geisteswissenschaftler, Pädagoge und Journalist. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werke 3 Literatur … Deutsch Wikipedia
GOLDMAN, MARTIN JACOB — (Mordechai; 1917–1991), rabbi, Jewish educator. In his youth Goldman was known as the Yerushalmi Ilui (prodigy in Talmud) in the Hebron Yeshivah. At the age of 18 he was tested by the greatest rabbis in Jerusalem – Ezekiel Sarna, R. Isaac Herzog … Encyclopedia of Judaism