Prof. Jack Wertheimer
Dr. Jack Wertheimer is the Joseph and Martha Mendelson Professor of American Jewish History at The Jewish Theological Seminary.
Dr. Wertheimer is the author or editor of more than a dozen volumes, including A People Divided: Judaism in Contemporary America (Basic Books), which won the National Jewish Book Award in 1994 for the best study on contemporary Jewish life.
Most recently, Dr. Wertheimer has written a number of studies about the rapidly evolving field of Jewish education:
His latest book is an edited volume titled, The New Jewish Leaders: Reshaping the American Jewish Landscape.
From 1997 to 2007, Dr. Wertheimer served as provost, the chief academic officer of JTS. He also served as the founding director of the Joseph and Miriam Ratner Center for the Study of Conservative Judaism from 1987 to 2008.