Ismar Schorsch, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Chancellor Emeritus of the Jewish Theological Seminary
- Position:
- None Found to the question "Is a Two-State Solution (Israel and Palestine) an Acceptable Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?"
- Reasoning:
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No position found as of May 1, 2007
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Chancellor Emeritus of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS)
- Rabbi Herman Abramovitz Professor of Jewish History, JTS
- Throughout his tenure, Dr. Schorsch pursued the advancement of Conservative Judaism and religious equality for Jews in Israel
- Invited by President Clinton to serve with the official presidential delegation witnessing the peace treaty signing between Jordan and Israel in Oct. 1994
- Received an honorary degree from Tufts University, 2000
- The Russian State University awarded him an honorary degree in recognition of Project Judaica — the first time in that country’s history that such an honor was given to a Jewish scholar, 1998
- The National Foundation for Jewish Culture honored him with a Jewish Cultural Achievement Award in Historical Studies
- Education:
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- PhD, Jewish History, Columbia University, 1969
- MA, Jewish Theological Seminary and Columbia University
- Ordained Rabbi, Jewish Theological Seminary, 1962
- Other:
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- None found
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