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Kristine Henricksen Garroway
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Bible, HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
A
graduate of the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem with a degree in Talmud and
Jewish History and a Master of Library Sci-
ence degree from Queens College of the City
University of New York, Yoram Bitton heads
the New York branch of HUC-JIR's library net-
work. Together with the Klau Library in
Cincinnati, Frances-Henry Library in Los Ange-
les, and Abramov Library in Jerusalem, this
network is recognized as the second largest
Jewish library in the world. The Klau Library in
New York holds over 130,000 volumes and is
especially rich in Hebrew literature, Jewish
history and thought, rabbinics, and Jewish
music. Its collection includes sound record-
ings, sheet music, and microfilms in the Can-
tor Walter Davidson Music Resource Center,
which is a significant resource for the Debbie
Friedman School of Sacred Music students,
faculty, and other researchers. Through a coop-
erative relationship with New York University,
students at HUC-JIR and NYU have reciprocal
access at both institutions' libraries.
Bitton:
"
My goal is to ensure that
students, faculty, and scholars find the books
and resources they need for their academic
pursuits in a warm, welcoming environment
that serves as the heart of the HUC-JIR
community."
Vitals
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or the second time in its 136-year history as the oldest
institution of higher Jewish learning in North America,
HUC-JIR has a husband and wife teaching at the same time.
Dr. Kristine Garroway has joined the faculty of the Jack H.
Skirball Campus in Los Angeles, where her husband, Rabbi
Joshua Garroway, is Assistant Professor of Early Christianity
and Second Commonwealth and newly named to the Rabbi
Michael Matuson Professorship for an Emerging Scholar.
Dr. Garroway’s doctoral dissertation explored “The Not-
Yet-Adult: The Construction of ’Child’ in the Ancient Near
East: Towards an Understanding of the Legal and Social Sta-
tus of Children in Biblical Israel and Surrounding Cultures.”
Her scholarly interests include Deuteronomistic Histories,
Former Prophets, feminist and gender studies, and archaeol-
ogy. She applies her contemporary grasp of literary, religious,
and archaeological Biblical civilization to her teaching of
HUC-JIR’s rabbinical students as well as undergraduates at
the Louchheim School of Judaic Studies, in partnership with
the University of Southern California.
The only known previous couple to teach
at HUC-JIR simultaneously was Hildegaard
and Julius Lewy, who arrived in Cincinnati
from Berlin in 1938 among the scholars
rescued out of Nazi Germany by HUC-JIR.
They taught Akkadian (an extinct Semitic
language), Bible, and Ancient Near Eastern
History.
Garroway:
“
My students are engag-
ing, friendly, and inquisitive, frequently
stopping by my office to ask more ques-
tions about something we learned in class
and giving me the opportunity to get to know them in
a non-classroom setting, something I value. The faculty
is very warm, supportive, and collegial, which fosters an
environment where I feel comfortable sharing research
ideas or asking for advice on how to best teach a certain
subject. I count myself fortunate to be a part of this
campus community.”
Yoram Bitton
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Librarian, Klau Library, HUC-JIR/New York
Ph.D., Hebrew Bible and Cognate Studies, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati (2009)
Archaeological Excavations at Ashkelon, Tel Dor, and Tel Dan
Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture Doctoral Dissertation Grant
Scheuer Dissertation Fellowship for Archaeological Research in Israel
