Background
Levy, Isaac Jack was born on December 21, 1928 in Rhodes, Greece. Son of Jack and Catherine (Mussafir) Levy.
Levy, Isaac Jack was born on December 21, 1928 in Rhodes, Greece. Son of Jack and Catherine (Mussafir) Levy.
Bachelor of Arts, Emory University, 1957. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1966.
Research assistant University Iowa, 1957—1959. Teaching assistant University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1959—1963. Professor Hispanic studies University South Carolina, Columbia, since 1963.
Visiting professor Purdue University, 1961, Texas Technology University, 1963. With United States Army, 1949-1952.
Served with United States Army, 1949-1950, 50-52. Grantee University of Southern California, 1965, 66, 67, 69, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 89, Lucius North. Littauer Foundation, 1968, 82, 88, Atlanta Jewish Federation, 1982, Or Veshalom Congregation, 1982, National Council Jewish Culture, 1984, Southern Regional Education Board, 1986, 89, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1990, Program for Cultural Cooperation Between Spain"s Ministry of Culture and United States Universities, 1989. Member South Atlantic Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese (Quixote award South. C. chapter 1975), American Society Sephardic Studies (Founders award 1973), South Carolina.
Conference Foreign Language Teachers (State Merit award 1971), American Folklore Society, Sigma Delta Pi (Order of Don Quixote 1968).
Married Judy Ann Bearsch, June 16, 1961 (divorced 1978). Children: Catherine Ann, Michael Jack. Married Rosemary Zumwalt, January 1, 1984.