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Leonard J. Fein (July 1, 1934 – August 14, 2014), also known as Leibel Fein, was an American activist, writer and teacher who specialized in Jewish social themes. ==Biography== He founded the National Jewish Coalition for Literacy, and was co-founder and for 12 years editor of ''Moment Magazine''.〔(Latest news briefs from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency ), Cleveland Jewish News, July 27, 2004. Accessed July 29, 2011.〕 Characterized by Daniel Sokatch of the New Israel Fund as "the father of our Jewish social justice movement",〔Daniel Sokatch, (obituary piece Leonard "Leibel" Fein, z"l ) (memorial note), 2014-08-15, nif.org (website of the New Israel Fund). Accessed online 2014-08-15.〕 he was the author of four books, editor of two, and wrote extensively for newspapers, magazines, and journals. Since 1990, he wrote a syndicated weekly OpEd column for the Forward newspaper. Fein is also the founder of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, a Jewish hunger-relief organization, started in 1985.〔Dana Evan Kaplan, (Contemporary American Judaism: transformation and renewal ), New York : Columbia University Press, 2009; ISBN 978-0-231-13728-7; pp. 82-83〕 Fein taught Political Science at MIT in the 1960s. At this time he was also the Deputy Director of the MIT/Harvard Joint Center for Urban Studies. He joined the Brandeis University faculty in 1970 as a Professor of Politics and Social Policy and the Klutznick Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies. Fein's books include Where Are We? The Inner Life of America’s Jews, and Israel: Politics and People. He was a contributor to ''The New York Times'', ''The New Republic'', ''Commentary'', ''Commonweal'', ''The Nation'', ''Dissent'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. Fein died at the age of 80 on August 14, 2014. He was the brother of Rashi Fein, Litt. D., Ph.D., a famed health economist termed 'a father of Medicare',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rashi Fein, a ‘father of Medicare,’ dies, September 9, 2014, 11:52am | Jewish Telegraphic Agency )〕 and Professor of Economics of Medicine, Emeritus, in the (Department of Global Health and Social Medicine ) at Harvard Medical School.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A brother's tribute to Leonard Fein - MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, October 26, 2010 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leonard Fein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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