Rodelle Weintraub
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| Born |
Rodelle Selma Horwitz April 29, 1933 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Monuments | Weintraub Center for the Study of the Arts and Humanities |
| Residence | Newark, Delaware |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.S. degree in Elementary Education |
| Alma mater |
Temple University West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | professor, editor, writing consultant |
| Spouse(s) | Stanley Weintraub (1954–present) |
| Children | 3 |
Rodelle Selma Horwitz Weintraub (born April 29, 1933) is an American author, editor, professor, and public speaker. The focus of her career includes specializing in the works of George Bernard Shaw. She is the assistant editor of The Shaw Review. In 1982, the West Chester University of Pennsylvania the Weintraub Center for the Study of the Arts and Humanities was endowed by Weintraub and her husband, Stanley Weintraub. The center holds a collection of their books, papers and memorabilia. She was one of the founders of the Bellefonte–State College Jewish Community Center, established in 1955, which became known as Congregation Brit Shalom. In 1963, she was named as the president of the synagogue, which established her as the first woman in the US to head a Jewish congregation.
Rodelle Selma Horwitz was born on April 29, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Benjamin Raphael and Minerva (née Wascoff) Horwitz. In 1950, she graduated from the Philadelphia High School for Girls. After school, she began attended the West Chester State Teachers College, now known as the West Chester University of Pennsylvania, before transferring to Temple University in Philadelphia. In 1954, she earned a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education.
She married Stanley Weintraub on June 6, 1954. They have three children. In September 1954, they relocated to State College, Pennsylvania with her husband. They lived in Centre County, before moving to Newark, Delaware in 2003.
Weintraub taught business and technical writing at Pennsylvania State University. She retired after 14 years. She has also served as a technical writing consultant.
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