Background
Verbit, Mervin F. was born on November 24, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Myer Leo and Yetta (Feldman) Verbit.
Verbit, Mervin F. was born on November 24, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Myer Leo and Yetta (Feldman) Verbit.
AB, University of Pennsylvania, 1958; AM, University of Pennsylvania, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1968.
Instructor sociology Brooklyn College of City University of New York, assistant professor. Associate professor —, professor sociology, resident director Program for Study in Israel. Visiting faculty Bar Ilan University, Hebrew University, Tel-Aviv University, Stern College of Yeshiva University, City College, Touro College.
Project director World Register of University Studies in Jewish Civilization, International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization, 1983-1986. Director Interuniv. Fellowship Program in Jewish Studies, since 1986. Academy board Wilstein Institute for Jewish Policy Studies, since 1990.
Professional advisory council Azrieli Institute Jewish Education and Administrator, Yeshiva University, since 1992. Lecturer in field; consultant in field.
Secretary-treasurer Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, 1982-1986, fellow, since 1978. Secretary-treasurer Center for Jewish Community Studies, 1982-1986, fellow, since 1970. Judges panel for Award in Contemporary Jewish Life, Jewish Book Council chairman, since 1989.
Advisory committee Office of Academy Activities, World Zionist Organization in North America, chairman, 1989-1993. Chairman New York Continuing Seminar in Zionist Thought, 1979-1985. Research advisory panel Institute Jewish Policy Planning and Research, 1973-1975.
Board overseers United Jewish Appeal-Federation. Board directors United Jewish Appeal New York, Institute for Jewish Life, Bureau for Careers in Jewish Service. Trustee-at-large communal planning committee Federation Jewish Philanthropies New York.
Executive committee, chairman task force on principles and policies National B'nai B'rith Hillel Commission. Vice chairman young leadership cabinet National United Jewish Appeal. New York regional board Anti-Defamation League B'nai B'rith.
National commissions on Jewish life and law, social action, and urban affairs American Jewish Congress. Vice president, chairman committee on allocations Jewish Association for College Youth. Vice chairman committee on college youth and faculty, task force on Jewish Identity, committee on funding campus projects, executive committee leadership development Council Jewish Federations.
Member American Professors for Peace in Middle East (national chairman 1986-1989, vice chairman 1969-1977, 81-86, secretary 1977-1981), Association for Sciol. Study of Jewry (president 1971-1973).
Married Tamar Esther Lentz, November 25, 1965. Children: Shira, Adina, Leora, Ronen.