Samuel C Heilman is a professor of Sociology at Queens College, City University of New York, who focuses on social ethnography of contemporary Jewish Orthodox movements.
15 Facts About Samuel Heilman
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Samuel Heilman is married to Ellin Marcia Samuel Heilman, a psychologist in private practice.
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Samuel Heilman identifies as an Orthodox Jew, a member of the same group which he professionally studies.
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Samuel Heilman holds the Harold Proshansky Chair in Jewish Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center, and is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Queens College, City University of New York.
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Samuel Heilman has been frequently quoted in, and written op-ed pieces for various publications that reflect his standing as a respected voice on issues relating to American Jewish life.
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In 2003, Samuel Heilman won the Marshall Sklare Memorial Award for his lifetime of scholarship from the Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry.
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Samuel Heilman was awarded the highest university rank of Distinguished Professor of Sociology by the City University of New York.
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Samuel Heilman is the recipient of fellowships from the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, and the Mellon Foundation.
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Samuel Heilman received a Distinguished Faculty Award from the City University of New York in 1985 and 1987.
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Samuel Heilman has been a member of the board of the Association for Jewish Studies, the YIVO Annual and the Max Weinreich Center.
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In Commentary, Dr Moshe Krakowski, a researcher in Jewish education, examined Samuel Heilman's Sliding to the Right.
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Samuel Heilman leveled criticism at its methods and conclusions, claiming that it placed a Haredi community where there was none due to erroneous sampling and erroneous conclusions from the sample data.
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Together with Menachem Friedman, Samuel Heilman authored "The Rebbe: The Life and Afterlife of Menachem Mendel Schneerson".
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In 1996, Samuel Heilman was quoted in the press as opposing the appointment of Thomas Bird as head of the Jewish Studies program at Queens College.
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Samuel Heilman is editor of the Death, Bereavement, and Mourning, and is a frequent contributor to a number of magazines and newspapers.