Barbara Lerner Spectre
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Barbara Lerner Spectre | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) |
| Alma mater | Barnard College New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, philosopher |
| Known for | Founding director of Paideia |
| Spouse | Philip Spectre |
Barbara Lerner Spectre (born 1942) is an academic[1] and philosophy lecturer, who is the founding director of Paideia,[2] the European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden, a non-denominational academic institute established in 2001.
Biography
Barbara Spectre was born in Madison, Wisconsin. She studied philosophy at Columbia University and NYU, attaining a PhD in Philosophy. She married Rabbi Philip Spectre, and the couple moved in 1967 to Ashkelon, Israel, where she served on the faculty of Jewish Studies at Achva College of Education. After moving to Jerusalem in 1982, she served on the philosophy faculty of the Shalom Hartman Institute of Jerusalem, the Melton Center of the Hebrew University, and Yellin College of Education, where she was cited as Outstanding Lecturer 1995–1997. She was the founding chairperson of the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem in 1984. She served as a scholar in residence for the United Synagogues, Midwest Regions in 1987, 1990, 1992, 1996, and has lectured extensively throughout the United States.
In 1999, she emigrated to Sweden, settling in Stockholm and joining her husband, who was then serving as the Rabbi of the Stockholm Synagogue. The following year, she applied to the Swedish government for the government-funded formation of Paideia, the European Institute for Jewish Studies, which she has continued to direct.[3] In its first decade of existence (2001-2011), Paideia trained over 200 persons from 35 countries for leadership positions in the renewal of Jewish culture in Europe.
Education
- B.A. Barnard College, Columbia University, Philosophy
- M.A. New York University, Philosophy, Thesis: "The Paradigm Case and Non-Vacuous Contrast Arguments"
- PhD Candidate, Bar-Ilan University, Philosophy, "Models of Theological Response to the Holocaust in Christian and Jewish Thought"
Books
- “Educating Jewish Leaders in a Pan-European Perspective”, International Handbook of Jewish Education, Springer, 2011
- A Different Light: The Hannukah Book of Celebration, Two Volumes, co-editor with Noam Zion, Devora Press, 2000.
References
- ^ Shneer, David. "Jewish Sweden: The Radical Jewish Traveler celebrates secularism at the 60th parallel". My Jewish Learning. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Staff". Paideia. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ http://www.paideia-eu.org/about/organization/staff/, retrieved October 1, 2019.
Further reading
- "Don’t Write Off European Jewry". The Jewish Week.
- "Recognizing Antisemitism Is the First Step to Fighting It". Algemeiner Journal.
- "Visions of Venice". The Jerusalem Report. Quote: "... Institute, a fascinating experiment in Jewish education created by Barbara Spectre, an American-Israeli, with funding from the Swedish government...the curriculum is pluralistic and eclectic goes without saying. Barbara Spectre - who ...". (subscription required)
- "A Smorgasbord of Empowerment". The Jerusalem Report. Quote: "Cofounded by Dr. Barbara Spectre, a pleasant, relaxed, 67-year- old American-born Conservative Jew who is a professional educator, and several ...". (subscription required)
- A Century of Commitment. p. 207. (subscription required)
- "History Speaks: The moral case against the Armenian Genocide resolution". National Review
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