Prof. Lee Israel Levine

Curriculum Vitae:

Date of Birth:	February 1, 1939
Place of Birth:	Bangor, Maine
Citizenship:	Israeli, American
Postal Address:	27 Mevo Hamaavaq, Jerusalem, Israel 97877
Fax:	972–2–5825548
E-mail:	llevine@mscc.huji.ac.il

Education:

Institution	Degree	Years	Major
Columbia University	BA	1956–61	Philosophy
Columbia University	MA	1963–66	Jewish History
Columbia University	PhD	1966–70	Jewish History
Hayyim Greenberg Institute (Jerusalem)		1959–60	Jewish Studies
Jewish Theological Seminary	BHL	1956–61	Talmud
Jewish Theological Seminary	MHL	1961–63	Talmud
Jewish Theological Seminary	Rabbinic Ordination	1961–65	Talmud

Academic Positions:

Institution	Department	Years	Position
Hebrew University	Jewish History & Archeology	1971–75	Lecturer
		1976–81	Senior Lecturer
		1981–86	Associate Professor
		1986–	Professor
	Dinur Research Center for the Study of Jewish History	1997–2001	Head
	Jewish History	2001–2003	Chairperson
Jewish Theological Seminary, New York	Jewish History	1967–70	Instructor
		1970–71	Assistant Professor
		1976–77	Visiting Professor
		1995, 2000, 2004	Visiting Professor
Jewish Theological Seminary, Jerusalem	Jewish History	1978–84	Adjunct Professor
Yale University	Jewish History	1986–87, 1995, 2000	Visiting Professor
Harvard University	Jewish History	1986–87	Fellow, Center for Jewish Research
Seminary of Judaic Studies, Jerusalem (Schechter Institute)	Jewish History	1985–	Adjunct Professor
		1987–92	Dean, Director
		1993–94	President
		1994–96	Rector

Academic Committees:

1978–92	Editorial Board, Izhak Ben-Zvi Institute
1984–	Board, Israel Exploration Society
1989–	Advisory Board, World Union of Jewish Studies
1994–	Preservation Commission, Israel Antiquities Authority
1996–	Academic Advisory Board, Schechter Institute for Jewish Studies
1998–	Panel of Experts, Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture
1998–	Center for the Study of the History of Eretz-Israel, Yad Ben-Zvi and Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2000–	Chairman, Eretz-Israel Studies in Israeli High Schools, Israel Ministry of Education
2004–	Ars Judaica, Bar-Ilan Journal of Jewish Art
2004–	Advisory Board, The Posner Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume II

Non-Academic Positions:

1979–83	Executive Board, Masorti Movement in Israel
1986–87	Executive Director, Foundation for Conservative (Masorti) Judaism in Israel
1987–96	Vice-Chancellor for Israel Affairs, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
1995–	International Board, Schechter Institute for Jewish Studies
2003–	Chairman of the Board, Schechter Rabbinical School

Archeological Excavations:

Site	Years	Position
Caesarea	1975, 1976	Co-Director
Horvat ‘Ammudim synagogue	1979	Director

Organization of Conferences:

The Synagogue in Antiquity, The Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, 1984
The Galilee in the Greco-Roman Period, Kibbutz Hanaton and Jerusalem, 1989
Jerusalem: Its Sanctity and Centrality to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Jerusalem, 1996
Jewish Cultural Life of Late Antiquity in Its Byzantine-Christian Context, Jerusalem, 1999

Awards and Fellowships:

Phi Beta Kappa	Columbia University	1961
Talmud Award	Jewish Theological Seminary	1961
Jewish Literature Award	Jewish Theological Seminary	1963
Fellow, Herbert H. Lehman Institute on Talmudic Ethics	Jewish Theological Seminary	1962–65
President Fellow	Columbia University	1968–69
Fellowship	National Foundation for Jewish Culture	1968–69
Fellowship	Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture	1968–69
Abraham Berliner Prize for Jewish History	Jewish Theological Seminary	1971
Fellowship	American Friends of the Hebrew University	1970–71
Fellowship	John Guggenheim Foundation	1976–77
Fellowship	Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture	1976–77
Fellowship	Center for Jewish Research, Harvard University	1986–87
Honorary Doctorate in Jewish Studies (DDL)	Jewish Theological Seminary	1991
Scholar-in-Residence	Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio, Italy	1992
Honorary Doctorate	Faculty of Theology, Lund University, Sweden	2000

Last Updated: 22.10.2007