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Robert Chazan, 87, NYU scholar of medieval Jewry who helped build field of Jewish studies – The American Israelite Newspaper

Robert Chazan, NYU scholar of medieval Jewry who helped build field of Jewish studies, dies at 87

Robert Chazan, 87, NYU scholar of medieval Jewry who helped build field of Jewish studies

Robert Chazan, 87, NYU scholar of medieval Jewry who helped build field of Jewish studies

(JTA) — When Robert Chazan was studying toward his Ph.D. from Columbia University in the mid-1960s, few major American universities were offering positions to Jewish studies scholars.

Is Derek Penslar the Wrong Kind of Jew for Harvard?

He’s a distinguished scholar, director of Harvard’s Center for Jewish Studies, and former president of the American Academy for Jewish Research. But Bill Ackman doesn’t like him.