Deborah Dash Moore
editor-in-chief
Deborah Dash Moore is the Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of History and 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.
Joyce Rappaport
executive editor
Joyce Rappaport 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 now living in Montreal, Joyce holds a doctorate in English Literature from York University.
Rachel Weinstein
chief operating officer, posen center llc; managing editor, the posen library
Rachel Weinstein 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. She holds degrees from Vassar College and CUNY-Graduate Center.
Alison Joseph
senior editor
Alison Joseph brings her academic expertise in Hebrew Bible and ancient Judaism to The Posen Library. She earned her Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of California, Berkeley and her M.A. in Jewish Studies from Emory University. Her first book Portrait of the Kings: The Davidic Prototype in Deuteronomistic Poetics received the 2016 Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise.
Maud Kozodoy
senior editor
Maud Kozodoy comes to The Posen Library with a background in medieval Jewish history and history of science. She was recently 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.
Sarah Shectman
senior editor
Sarah Shectman comes to The Posen Library with a background in Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East. She earned her Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University and was previously managing editor of the journal Jewish Social Studies. 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 is based in San Francisco.
Miriam R. Bourgeois
editorial associate
Miriam comes to The Posen Library with a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures from The Ohio State University. Her research background includes medieval poetry, as well as modern Hebrew and Arabic literature and hip-hop. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
Yedida Eisenstat
editorial associate
Yedida Eisenstat 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 lives in Nashville, TN.
Caroline Gruenbaum
editorial associate
At The Posen Library, Caroline utilizes 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 resides outside of Jacksonville, Florida.
Avery Robinson
senior researcher
Avery Robinson came to the Posen Library on the tails of a Dorot Fellowship in Israel where he was building an archive in Yung Yiddish and exploring Jewish cultural foodways. He has worked as an exhibit curator and research assistant on four continents in pursuit of his multiple degrees from the University of Michigan. Avery grew up in Michigan and currently lives in Tel Aviv.
Marsha Lustigman
manuscript coordinator
Marsha Lustigman’s many years of experience as a professional librarian informs her work as a researcher and Manuscript Coordinator 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.
