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The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization is a ten-volume series that collects more than 3,000 years of Jewish cultural artifacts, texts, and paintings, selected by more than 120 internationally recognized scholars.

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The Posen Library Editorial Staff
Deborah Dash Moore

Deborah Dash Moore
editor-in-chief

Deborah Dash Moore (she/her) is the Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of History and Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. An American Jewish historian, her work focuses on urban Jews. She is the editor in chief of The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization. She also served as co-editor of The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 10: Late Twentieth Century, 1973–2005.

Yedida Eisenstat

Yedida Eisenstat
editorial associate

Yedida Eisenstat (she/her) has a background in ancient and medieval Jewish biblical interpretation. She earned her Ph.D. in Jewish Studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary. Her research examines ways that Jewish traditions of biblical interpretation evolve through time and place and in response to the majority cultures amidst which Jews have lived. Originally from Toronto, Yedida now lives in Nashville.

Yedida Eisenstat

Lee Eskin
editorial associate

Lee Eskin (he/him) is a former teacher with a degree in philosophy focused on the philosophy of language and logic. He has taught and coached students of various ages on their writing process and served as content editor for various website redevelopment projects. In his spare time, he studies Talmud and other Jewish subjects. He currently lives in Brooklyn.

Caroline Gruenbaum

Caroline Gruenbaum
editorial associate

With The Posen Library, Caroline Gruenbaum (she/her) draws on her background in medieval cultures both inside and outside of the Jewish world. She holds a Ph.D. from New York University in Hebrew and Judaic Studies with a specialty in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Her research focuses on intersections and movements between medieval Jewish and non-Jewish texts, and the relationship between religion and secularity in non-rabbinic literature. A native Bostonian, Caroline currently resides outside of Jacksonville.

Alison Joseph

Alison Joseph
director of digital projects

Drawing on years of university teaching, research and publication in Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies, Alison Joseph (she/her) has her own public-facing digital scholarship and strives to bring the content of the anthology alive in digital format. She earned a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of California, Berkeley and a M.A. in Jewish Studies from Emory University. Alison is based in Philadelphia.

Maud Kozodoy

Maud Kozodoy
senior editor

Maud Kozodoy (she/her) is a scholar of medieval Jewish history and the history of science. She was previously Senior Editor at Inference: International Review of Science, and earned her Ph.D. in Medieval Jewish Studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary. Her book, The Secret Faith of Maestre Honoratus: Profayt Duran and Jewish Identity in Late Medieval Iberia, was published by UPenn Press in 2015. Maud is based in New York City and Massachusetts.

Eve Levavi Feinstein

Eve Levavi Feinstein
editorial associate

Eve Levavi Feinstein (she/her) has over twenty years of editing experience, including three years on the production staff of Harvard Theological Review. She holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from Harvard University and a B.A. in Near Eastern and Judaic studies from Brandeis University. She is the author of Sexual Pollution in the Hebrew Bible, published by Oxford University Press, and lives in San Jose.

Marsha Lustigman

Marsha Lustigman
manuscript coordinator

Marsha Lustigman’s (she/her) many years of experience as a professional librarian informs her work for The Posen Library. She has served on the executive board of the Association of Jewish Libraries, which actively supports and promotes the publication of Jewish literature in all forms. Originally from Toronto, she holds an M.A. (York University) and an M.L.S. (University of Toronto) and lives in Montreal.

Joyce Rappaport

Joyce Rappaport
executive editor

Joyce Rappaport (she/her) has devoted her editorial skills to The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization since 2008, beginning as managing editor and now serving as executive editor. After editing several literary anthologies and books about Jewish culture, she worked from 2004 as copy chief of the YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe, also published by Yale University Press. A native of New York City, Joyce earned her doctorate in eighteenth-century poetry at York University and now lives in Montreal.

Miriam Bourgeois

Miriam Rudavsky Bourgeois
editorial associate

Miriam Bourgeois (she/her) holds a doctorate in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures from The Ohio State University. Her research includes medieval poetry, as well as modern Hebrew and Arabic literature and hip-hop. She currently lives in Los Angeles.

Sarah Shectman

Sarah Shectman
senior editor

Sarah Shectman (she/her) earned her doctorate in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University and was previously managing editor of the journal Jewish Social Studies. With a background in Hebrew Bible, she is the author of Women in the Pentateuch: A Feminist and Source-Critical Analysis (Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2009) and co-editor of The Strata of the Priestly Writings: Contemporary Debate and Future Directions (TVZ, 2009). Sarah lives in San Francisco.

Rachel Weinstein

Rachel Weinstein
chief executive officer, posen center llc; managing editor, the posen library

Rachel Weinstein (she/her) has managed academic research initiatives since 1998. She has worked on projects for Harvard University Press, for Columbia University's online academic website, and as a senior researcher for Volume 10 of The Posen Library. Rachel holds degrees from Vassar College and CUNY-Graduate Center. She is based in New York City.



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