About Dr. Ron
Brauner
Some Basic
Details
and The Things People Usually Ask About
Ronald A. Brauner was born and raised in Philadelphia. He
was graduated from Akiba Hebrew Academy and finished his
undergraduate studies in Temple University's College of
Education. Brauner earned a Teacher's Certificate from
Greenberg College in Jerusalem and completed his doctoral
work in Semitics at Dropsie College, now associated with
the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Brauner's professional career has been devoted entirely
to Jewish education; he has been a religious school
principal, a researcher-writer and teacher-trainer for the
Melton Research Center of the Jewish Theological Seminary
and Associate Professor of Bible and History at Gratz
College in Philadelphia.
Brauner has taught at Temple University and Beaver College;
he was on the education staff of Camp Ramah, served as
Assistant Principal of Akiba Hebrew Academy and as
consultant to several boards of Jewish Education. Dr.
Brauner was Dean and Director of the Rabbinic Civilization
program at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College from
1972 to 1983. He has lectured to groups in more than
ninety-five cities throughout the United States and Canada.
Ronald A. Brauner has written numerous articles on Bible,
religion, education, and Semitic studies; he has edited
four books of essays dealing with all aspects of Jewish
civilization through the centuries.
His two most recent volumes, BEING JEWISH IN A GENTILE
WORLD : A SURVIVAL GUIDE and THINKING JEWISH : THE ART OF
LIVING IN TWO CIVILIZATIONS have been well-received. Dr.
Brauner has directed the Brandeis-Bardin Institute in
southern California and the Hebrew Institute of Pittsburgh.
Currently, Dr. Brauner serves as Professor of Judaic
Studies at the Siegal College of Judaic Studies and
President of The Foundation for Jewish Studies, Inc.. Dr.
Brauner is a member of the faculty of The Wexner Heritage
Foundation and a lecturer for the United Jewish Appeal and
Israel Bonds He is married to Marcia Silver, also an Akiba
Academy and Temple University graduate. Dr. Brauner is
listed in WHO'S WHO IN RELIGION and WHO'S WHO IN
AMERICA.