Born 1938; BA (Classics), MA (Classics), Northwestern University; Ordination, BHL, Hebrew Theological College; PhD (Greek and Latin), Columbia University; 1968-71 Assistant Professor (Classical Studies), City College of City University of New York; since 1971 Senior Lecturer to Professor Emeritus (Classical Studies), Bar Ilan University; 1998-2012 Dean, Faculty of the Humanities, Bar Ilan University.