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Harris Lenowitz is a professor of Languages and Literature at the

Jewish messiah claimant Jacob Frank[1] and the use of Hebrew in Christian art in the West.[2]

Education and career

In 1966 Lenowitz received his B.A. in English from the

Hebrew University from 1980–1981; at Portland State University in the summers of 1976, 1980 and 1984; at the University of Washington in the summer of 1987; and at the University of Haifa from 1995–1996. He received the PEN International Center Prize in Translation in 1978.[2]

Works

Lenowitz edited, translated and annotated The Collection of the Words of the Lord, a work originally written in

Jewish Quarterly Review as "the first text in English that focuses on primary texts relating to messianism as an active force in Jewish history"[5] and in the Sixteenth-Century Journal as "a different and thought-provoking context to messianism and the context of messiah."[6] Other works include seven additional volumes, approximately 20 scholarly articles, and 10 book chapters.[2]

Lawsuit

Lenowitz formerly belonged to the governing committee of the University of Utah's Middle East Center, one of only a handful of such centers in the United States. Robert Newman, then the University of Utah's dean of humanities, removed him from the governing committee,[7] and in 2009 Lenowitz filed a lawsuit against Newman, claiming that Newman unfairly accused him of contributing to a hostile environment that had driven away several female faculty members. Lenowitz had previously denied Newman's claims, saying that the female faculty members had departed for better-paying jobs at other schools.[8] The lawsuit has been dismissed.[7]

Lenowitz was set to retire in the summer of 2011.[7]

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ "Jacob Frank". britannica.com. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Harris Lenowitz". University of Utah. 2009. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  3. ^ "The Collection of the Words of the Lord [Jacob Frank] from the Polish manuscripts". University of Utah. 2004. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  4. ^ "The Collection of the Words of the Lord Jacob Frank". 10 March 2001. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  5. ^ a b "The Jewish Messiahs: From the Galilee to Crown Heights". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
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  7. ^ a b c Koepp, Paul (13 August 2010). "University of Utah's Middle East Center Loses Prestigious Grant". Deseret News. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  8. ^ Maffley, Brian (9 April 2009). "U. Humanities Dean Accused of Defaming Prof". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
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