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Shuly Rubin Schwartz

Shuly Rubin Schwartz is the eighth chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), the first woman to serve in this position since the founding of JTS in 1886. In over three decades at JTS, Schwartz has held numerous leadership roles, most recently as provost, a position to which she was appointed in 2018, also as the first woman. Schwartz is the author of the award-winning book The Rabbi’s Wife, a penetrating examination of the role of rabbis’ wives in the development of American Jewish life, in addition to The Emergence of Jewish Scholarship in America: The Publication of the Jewish Encyclopedia and numerous articles on modern Jewish life. As a leading scholar of modern American Judaism, she lectures frequently to audiences across North America and is often sought by the news media to offer insight into Jewish history and current affairs. Schwartz received her B.A. from Barnard College and her M.A. and Ph.D. from The Jewish Theological Seminary.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Shuly Rubin Schwartz." (Viewed on December 13, 2024) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/schwartz-shuly>.