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Deborah Dash Moore
editor-in-chief

Joyce Rappaport
executive editor

Rachel Weinstein
managing editor

Rachel Weinstein began her career in academic publishing in 1998 and has since worked for Harvard University Press, for Columbia University's online academic website, and as the Senior Researcher for Volume 10 of the Posen Library. Rachel brings project management expertise to the Posen Library through her time in the non-profit world as a Senior Program Officer at American Jewish World Service. 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. You can find her on Twitter @AlisonJoseph20.

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.

Miriam R. Bourgeois
senior researcher

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.

Avery Robinson
senior editorial assistant

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.

Henry Rosen
editorial and operations assistant

Henry Rosen joined the Posen Library’s Editorial Team after working as an intern for the Jewish Studies program and the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at Vassar College. A Jewish Studies and Film major at Vassar, Henry participated in the Posen Library’s summer internship program. Born in Los Angeles, he currently lives in Brooklyn.

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 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.