Edward Zerin

Background

Zerin, Edward was born on May 5, 1920 in New York City. Son of Joseph Gabriel and Ida (Mazur).

Education

Bachelor, University Delaware, 1941. Biodiversity Heritage Library, Hebrew Union College, 1943. MHL, Hebrew Union College, 1946.

Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Hebrew Union College, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew Union College, 1953.

Career

Rabbi various congregations, 1946-1974. Co-director Westlake Center for Marital and Family Counseling, Westlake Village, California, since 1974. Member faculty Drake University, 1955-1966, Grinnell College, 1964-1966, Boston University, 1970-1972, University of California at Los Angeles, 1975-1976.

Achievements

• Edward Zerin has been listed as a noteworthy Rabbi, marriage and family counselor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

More photos

• book

  • What Catholics (and Other Christians) Should Know About Jews
  • Our Jewish neighbors
  • The birth of the Torah

Membership

Commissioner Jewish Education, CCAR, 1960-1964, Governor's Human Rights Commission, Iowa, 1965, Mental Health, 1958, United Nations, 1956. Delegate to White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1960. Member Southern California Association Marriage and Family Therapists (president 1977-1978), Center Conference American Rabbis (national chairman Doris Lurie Chesky Institute for Judaism and Psychotherapy since 1990), American Association Marriage and Family Therapists (clinical), International Transactional Analysis Association (clinical), Phi Kappa Phi.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, traveling.

Connections

Married Marjory Bernice Fisher, October 27, 1946. Children: Jonathan Joseph, Wendy Sue, Jefffrey Michael.

Father:

Joseph Gabriel Zerin

Mother:

Ida (Mazur) Zerin

Spouse:

Marjory Bernice Fisher

child:

Jefffrey Michael Zerin

child:

Jonathan Joseph Zerin

child:

Wendy Sue Zerin