Background

Barzilay, Isaac Eisenstein was born on March 15, 1915 in Vilkovishky, Lithuania, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Came to the United States, 1946. Son of Simon Eisenstein and Taube (Rosenthal) Barzilay.

Education

Master of Arts, Hebrew University, Jerusulem, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1955. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Jewish Theological Seminary, New York City, 1981.

Career

Instructor, Herzliyah Teachers Seminary, New York City, 1947-1958; instructor, Brooklyn and Queens College, New York City, 1955-1956; assistant professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1957-1959; associate professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1959-1967; professor Hebrew Literature and Jewish History, Columbia University, New York City, 1967-1987; professor emeritus, Columbia University, New York City, 1987.

Achievements

• Isaac Eisenstein Barzilay has been listed as a noteworthy historian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Jewish Research (president 1982-1988).

Connections

Married Helly Frost, September 20, 1949. Children– Joshua Israel, Sharonah Barzilay Graff.

Father:

Simon Eisenstein Barzilay

Mother:

Taube (Rosenthal) Barzilay

Spouse:

Helly Frost

child:

Joshua Israel Barzilay

child:

Sharonah Barzilay Graff Barzilay