For nearly 40 years, Richard worked as a professor in Jewish history and archaeology, starting at Oberlin College and traveling to the University of Denver, the University of California-San Diego, the Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, the University of Hartford, and finally ended his career at Christopher Newport University in Virginia. Through his time in academia, he mentored thousands of students and collaborated with countless other faculty members from across the country in pursuit of answers to some of our history's greatest questions.At San Diego Jewish World, Prof. Laurie Baron also has an obituary for Prof. Freund: Jewish Studies Scholar Richard Freund (1955-2022). His Directory page at Christopher Newport University is here.
Some PaleoJudaica posts on Prof. Freund's sometimes controversial work are here, here, here, here, and here.
May his memory be for a blessing.
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