EDUCATION
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.
Albert Einstein Medical Center…………….Clinical Pastoral Education
Hebrew University Post Graduate Middle East Studies
Columbia University, Master of Science of Economics
Jewish Theological Seminary, General Studies Program .
Brooklyn College, Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History
EMPLOYMENT
Elkins Park House Current Events Chair .....................................................Fall 2014 to present
Childrens’ Hospital of Philadelphia….Chaplain…..……………………..…Fall 2000 to present
Jewish Family & Children’s Service . .Joan Grossman Center for Chaplaincy .2000 to present
American Jewish Committee … Researcher in Western European Affairs……1991 to 2012
Villanova University…Jewish History and Heritage. Adjunct Professor…. . Fall 2002 to 2012
Roman Catholic High School Instructor Jewish Religion and History ….... Fall 2000 to 2011
Hahnemann Hospital …. Chaplain………………………………..………..Fall 2000 to 2010
Manor Care…Chaplain……………………………….…..………………….Fall 2000 to 2005
Austrian Diplomatic Academy …………...Adjunct Professor…………………1981 to 2001
“The Influence of Religion and Ethnicity on Foreign Policy; Middle East & African Studies”
David Neuman Senior Center ..Instructor Hebrew and Contemporary Jewish Issues... Fall 2000
Or Hadash Adult Education Instructor "The Three Moses"...............……...............Spring, 2000
Reconstructionist Jewish Federation Research Associate Tikkun Olam Study Summer,1999
United Nations............Senior Social Affairs Officer & Chief of Community Development
Position included but was not limited to the following:
Missions, studies, and cooperative programs with the
World Health Organization(WHO), International Labor
Organization (ILO), and World Food Programme (WFP)…. 1966-1989
Webster University, Vienna, Austria …..Adjunct Professor………………1980 through 1990
Middle East Affairs, African Studies, and European Policies
Columbia University School of Social Work .........................Research Director, 1964-1966
Baruch College City University of New York............Instructor Political Science 1958-1961
Journalism: (Publications and broadcasts appeared under pseudonym Murray Gordon)
Radio Austria International ..............Creator and Broadcaster of Feature Stories.1980-1990
Jerusalem Post ...............................................................Correspondent in Vienna 1980-1985
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND PRIZES
Thrice winner of the Sidney Becker Award for Original Essay in Hebrew Language
at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College 1998,1999, and 2000
PUBLICATIONS, BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND PAPERS
(Published under pseudonym Murray Gordon)
Books:
• Slavery in the Arab World
(English Edition) New Amsterdam Books , N.Y, (1989)
(French Edition) Robert Lafont, Paris (1987)
• Crisis in the Persian Gulf Facts On File, N.Y. (1980)
Articles (More than 60 articles 1975-1999 -- all available on request)
• Articles on Jewish and Political themes in;
American Jewish Year Book 1991-2006
Congress Monthly, Midstream,
Gesher (Jerusalem),
Jerusalem Report,
Quest (Bombay India),
Profil (Vienna),
Jerusalem Post,
India Abroad (New York).
The Influence of Islam on Foreign Policy (Diplomatic Academy, 1/11/01)
Papers: (More than 15)
• United Nations Publications 1966-1988
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
America Jewish Committee
American Political Science Association
SPECIAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
Proficiency in Hebrew, Arabic, French, and German
Experience in public speaking and broadcasting
Travel: Fact-finding and study missions to over fifty countries in
Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Eastern & Western Europe