Judith Bleich | |
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Born | Judith Ochs 1938 (age 83–84) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | New York University Stern College |
Spouse(s) | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Judaic studies |
Institutions | Touro College |
Judith Bleich (born 1938) is a professor of Judaic studies at Touro College in Manhattan. [1] She specializes in the nineteenth-century development of Reform and neo-Orthodoxy in the wake of the enlightenment and emancipation, and has written extensively on modern Jewish history. [1] She is also a member of the steering committee for the Orthodox Forum organized by Yeshiva University. [2]
She was born Judith Ochs. [3] In June 1961 she married Rabbi J. David Bleich. [3] They have three children together.
Bleich earned her bachelor's degree and Bachelor of Religious Education from Stern College. She earned her master's degree from Yeshiva University. [4] She earned her doctorate from New York University in 1974 with her dissertation Jacob Ettlinger, His Life and Works: The Emergence of Modern Orthodoxy in Germany. [5]
A full list of Bleich's articles appears here [ permanent dead link ].
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