Rodelle Weintraub


Rodelle Selma Horwitz Weintraub 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 . 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.

Personal background

Rodelle Selma Horwitz was born on April 29, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Benjamin Raphael and Minerva Horwitz. In 1950, she graduated from the Philadelphia High School for Girls. After school, she began attending 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.

Professional background

;Teaching
Weintraub taught business and technical writing at Pennsylvania State University. She retired after 14 years. She has also served as a technical writing consultant.
;Editing
Weintraub's background includes working as a literary editor. The book, Beardsley, which she served as editor, was nominated for a National Book Award. Another book which she edited includes Victoria, which was on the bestseller list in England. She has also served as the editor of the Bulletin of the Wilmington Delaware Chapter of Hadassah, of which she was also a board member. She is also the editor of the Beech Hill Maintenance Association's monthly newsletter, of which she is one of their corporate officers. She has had reviews published in The New Republic and the San Francisco Review of Books.
;Public speaking
She has offered keynote addresses and workshops on writing in the United States, as well as in Brazil, Canada, and throughout Western Europe and South Africa.

Board memberships

Author
Co-authored with Stanley Weintraub
Co-edited with Stanley Weintraub