Beyond The Melting Pot
Jewish Life and Learning at the Turn of the Century
By Alvin I. Schiff, PhD
"The scope of this volume of Alvin Schiff's writings reveals
the breadth of his interest and impact on the many facets of Jewish
education. Not only do many of the essays provide insights into
the challenges and issues of their time, but they also provide
vision and clear direction for the way Jewish education must move
forward. Alvin Schiff's collection is a window onto the leadership
he has provided for Jewish education in North America."
Norman Lamm, PhD, Chancellor, Yeshiva University
Dr. Alvin I. Schiff is Distinguished
Professor of Education Emeritus at the Azrieli Graduate School,
Yeshiva University, which he founded in 1959 as the Graduate Program
of Jewish Education. He was Executive Vice-President Emeritus, Board
of Jewish Education of Greater New York, which he headed for twenty-one
years. He is the author of fourteen books, including The Jewish
Day School in America (1966), Issachar American Style
(1988), The Mystique of Hebrew (1996), and over 300 articles
and monographs. He also served as editor of the Journal of Jewish
Education for thirty years. In 2005, he received the Israel
"President's Award for Jewish Education in the Diaspora."
At the ceremony in Bet Hanassi in Jerusalem, he was characterized
as the "dean of Jewish education." |
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