Hutton Honors College
— Alvin Rosenfeld Honored
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College of Arts & Sciences Dean Bennett Bertenthal has named Alvin Rosenfeld to the Irving Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies. This chair was established by the Glazer family in order to advance the study of contemporary Jews and Judaism, to promote scholarly engagement with Jewish issues across America, and to honor the achievements of a truly outstanding teacher and scholar. During the thirty years that Alvin directed the Borns Jewish Studies Program he held it to the highest academic standards while simultaneously actively engaging the program in Jewish life across the nation through outreach programs and the promotion of public education. As a result IU's Jewish Studies Program has been a model of Jewish Studies Programs around the country and its structure has been emulated around the world. Since Alvin stepped down from the directorship of the JSP, he has remained an active faculty member both in the classroom and outside the university. His current book project, The End of the Holocaust?, promises to be a significant and thought-provoking work. But as always, Alvin's contributions have by no means been confined to the university environment. He was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve on the Academic Council of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and featured in the New York Times for his influential article on "Progressive Jewish Thought and the New Antisemitism."
Jeffrey Veidlinger |
