Stefan Reif
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Stefan Reif is professor emeritus at the University of Cambridge
. He was born in Edinburgh
on January 21, 1944.
He has a PhD
from University College London
and a Doctor of Literature from Cambridge. He held the following positions at Cambridge:
He was president of the Jewish Historical Society of England
in 1991-1992, of the British Association for Jewish Studies
in 1992 and of the Cambridge Theological Society in 2002-2004.
He was previously lecturer in Hebrew and Semitics
at the University of Glasgow
, 1968-1972 then assistant professor of Hebrew at Dropsie College, 1972-1973.
He has written a pamphlet on prayer called "MiTsur Devash Asbi'eka"
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. He was born in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
on January 21, 1944.
He has a PhD
PHD
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from University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
and a Doctor of Literature from Cambridge. He held the following positions at Cambridge:
- Fellow of St. John's CollegeSt John's College, CambridgeSt John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
- Professor of Medieval HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
, Faculty of Oriental Studies - Founder Director (1973–2006) of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit (researching manuscripts from the Cairo GenizaCairo GenizaThe Cairo Geniza is a collection of almost 280,000 Jewish manuscript fragments found in the Genizah or storeroom of the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Fustat, presently Old Cairo, Egypt. Some additional fragments were found in the Basatin cemetery east of Old Cairo, and the collection includes a number of...
) - Former Head of the Oriental Division of the University LibraryCambridge University LibraryThe Cambridge University Library is the centrally-administered library of Cambridge University in England. It comprises five separate libraries:* the University Library main building * the Medical Library...
.
He was president of the Jewish Historical Society of England
Jewish Historical Society of England
The Jewish Historical Society of England was founded in 1893 by several Anglo-Jewish scholars, including Lucien Wolf, who became the society's first president. Early president of the JHSE included Hermann Adler, Joseph Jacobs, Frederick David Mocatta, and Isidore Spielmann...
in 1991-1992, of the British Association for Jewish Studies
British Association for Jewish Studies
The British Association for Jewish Studies is an organization in the United Kingdom that promotes scholarly study of Jewish culture....
in 1992 and of the Cambridge Theological Society in 2002-2004.
He was previously lecturer in Hebrew and Semitics
Semitic languages
The Semitic languages are a group of related languages whose living representatives are spoken by more than 270 million people across much of the Middle East, North Africa and the Horn of Africa...
at the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
, 1968-1972 then assistant professor of Hebrew at Dropsie College, 1972-1973.
He has written a pamphlet on prayer called "MiTsur Devash Asbi'eka"