Shlomo Marenof, professor of Hebrew Language and Literature at Brandeis University, has been named dean of the College of Jewish Studies in Detroit, it was announced here today.
An internationally recognized scholar in the fields of Semitic languages and Near Eastern archaeology, Prof. Marenof was previously director of adult Jewish education for the Bureau of Jewish Education of Boston, served on the faculty of the University of Chicago and the College of Jewish Studies, is a former president of the Association of University Professors of Hebrew, and served as editor of a number of Hebrew publications.
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