AN OBITUARY FOR ALAN SEGAL in the
Columbia Spectator:
Prof. Segal remembered for devoted friendships, defense of Judaism
Segal, who taught for 30 years of teaching in Barnard’s religion department, died on Sunday.
By Sammy Roth
Published February 18, 2011
Former Barnard professor Alan Segal, who retired in December after 30 years of teaching in Barnard’s religion department, died of complications from leukemia on Sunday. He was 65.
Segal was primarily a Jewish studies professor and scholar, teaching courses at Barnard such as Introduction to the Hebrew Bible and Judaism in the Time of Jesus. He was also known for his work on different views of the afterlife and the relationship between Judaism and early Christianity.
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And note this:
[JTS Prof. Tzvee] Zahavy said that even though Segal had been ill for a while, “it really did not slow him down,” adding that he had just completed a book which will probably be published soon, possibly by Columbia University Press.
Background
here.
