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Rakhmiel Peltz Director of Judaic Studies 331 Hagerty Library Tel: 215-895-1499 Fax: 215-895-0229 rakhmiel.peltz@drexel.edu |
Dr. Peltz holds two doctorates, one in biology and one in Yiddish studies. He has been the Director of the Judaic Studies Program since September, 1998. He is also a Professor of Sociolinguistics in the Department of Culture and Communication. Previously he directed the Yiddish Studies Program at Columbia University. He has also taught at Boston University, the University of Wisconsin, Gratz Collge, Wesleyan University and the University of Massachusetts. He is the author of From Immigrant to Ethnic Culture: American Yiddish in South Philadelphia (Stanford University Press, 1998). | |
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Emilie Passow Auxiliary Professor 5038 MacAlister Hall Tel: 215-895-1961 emilie.passow@drexel.edu |
Dr. Emilie Passow is an Auxiliary Professor in the Judaic Studies Program and the Department of English and Philosophy, and Co-Director of the Certificate Program in Humanities, Medical Sciences and Society. She received a Ph.D. in English Literature from Columbia University and has lectured widely on Jewish topics. Since 2002 she has taught Judaic Studies courses at Drexel, including Jewish Literature and Civilization, Jewish Life and Culture in the Middle Ages, Jewish Women in History and Literature: Partners in Culture, Biblical Narrative: Models of Leadership, American Jewish Writers, and Holocaust Testimonies. Dr. Passow has given Medical Humanities Grand Rounds at the major medical institutions in Philadelphia and is Visiting Lecturer in Medical Humanities at Thomas Jefferson Medical College. | |
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Amiram Amitai Adjunct Professor 331 Hagerty Library Tel: 215-895-6388 AmiAmitai@aol.com |
Professor Amitai, a native of Israel, is an independent film and video maker who has won numerous awards for his documentary, short, and educational films and videos. He has taught at Gratz College, Temple University, and Philadelphia College for the Performing Arts. Professor Amitai produced the new documentary, ‘The Case of Jonathan Pollard.’ At Drexel, he has taught Israel: Language and Society and Israeli Cinema. He serves as Artistic Director of the Judaic Studies film project on the life and art of Toby Knobel Fluek. | |
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Robert Kovacs Adjunct Professor 331 Hagerty Library Tel: 215-895-6388 | Robert Kovacs (Ph.D in Educational Psychology, Temple University), has taught in the Judaic Studies Program since 1999. He brings to Drexel deep knowledge of Jewish sources and how to present them to younger generations. Courses led by him have included Foundations of Jewish Civilization, The Holocaust, Jewish Ethical Literature, and Jewish Spirituality and the Psychology of Happiness. He has taught at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, and at Camden County College, where he was a professor in the Psychology Department for 25 years. In addition, he has maintained a private practice in counseling and psychotherapy. | |
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| Kathleen Carll Program Coordinator 331 Hagerty Library Tel: 215-895-6388 Fax: 215-895-0229 kathy.carll@drexel.edu |
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Judaic Studies Advisory Board | ||
| Dr. Adina Cimet Dr. D. Walter Cohen, DDS Mrs. Susan B. Daroff, '70 Ms. Lisa Eizen Rabbi Aaron Landes Mr. Henri Levit, '68 Mr. Bennett Nathanson Mr. Larry Newman, Esq. Mr. George Ross, '55 Mrs. Harriet Soffa Ms. Ellen Weisbord |
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Judaic Studies Faculty Committee | ||
| Dr. Nihat Bilgutay Professor Renee Chase Dr. Paula Marantz Cohen Dr. Bruce Eisenstein Ms. Alexis Finger Dr. Alexander Fridman Dr. Alexander Friedlander Dr. David Gefen Dr. Elihu Grossman Dr. Barbara Hoekje Ms. Tobie Hoffman Dr. Dov Jaron Dr. Miriam Kotzin Dr. David Kutzik Dr. Peter Lewin Professor Harriet Millan Dr. Neal Orkin Dr. Emilie Passow Dr. Douglas Porpora Dr. David Raizman Dr. William Rosenberg Dr. Vivian Rosenberg Dr. Arthur Shostak Dr. Milton Silver Dr. Donald Stevens Dr. Eva Thury Dr. Lazar Trachtenberg Ms. Harri Weinberg | ||