Mark L. Kligman (born 1962) is the Mickey Katz Chair Professor of Jewish Music at the Herb Alpert School of Music, University of California, Los Angeles,[1] a Chair position which was endowed by Katz's family in 2014.[2] and also a published author of 5 books, the highest of which is in 150 libraries.[3] He is also a board member of the Association for Jewish Studies and is the editor of the association's journal, Musica Judaica.[1] He also authored a chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts.[4]

Education and early career edit

He received his both Master of Arts and Ph.D. from New York University.[1] After these degrees, he started as a professor at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Mark Kligman". schoolofmusic.ucla.edu. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Mark Kligman fills new Mickey Katz chair at UCLA". jewishjournal.com. August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Kligman, Mark L." worldcat.org. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  4. ^ The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts. Oxford University Press. 2014. pp. 16–268. ISBN 978-0195176674. Retrieved August 5, 2016.