Leonard Fein is a writer and teacher. He founded MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger and the National Jewish Coalition for Literacy, and was co-founder and for 12 years editor of Moment Magazine. He is the author of four books, editor of two, and has written extensively for newspapers, magazines, and journals. Since 1990, he has written a syndicated weekly OpEd column for the Forward newspaper.
Teaching
editFein taught Political Science at MIT in the 1960s. At this time he was also the Deputy Director of the MIT/Harvard Joint Center for Urban Studies. He joined the Brandeis University faculty in 1970 as a Professor of Politics and Social Policy and the Klutznick Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies.
Publications
editFein's books include Where Are We? The Inner Life of America’s Jews, and Israel: Politics and People. He has written for The New York Times, The New Republic, Commentary, Commonweal, The Nation, Dissent and the Los Angeles Times.
Awards
edit- Ameinu Dreamers and Builders Award, November 2009.
- Honorary doctorate from the Hebrew Union College, 1991
- National Foundation for Jewish Culture award for achievement in Jewish scholarship, 1994.
- Jewish Council on Public Affairs, Chernin Award for lifetime contributions to social justice, 1999.
- University of Chicago Alumni Award for “creative leadership in public service that has benefited society and reflected credit on the University,” 2000.
External Links
editBehavior: Two Voices: A Dialogue on Dissension. Time Magazine, Jan. 31, 1969. Fein and educator Rhody McCoy are interviewed on the relationships between ethnic communities.