Profiles:  Who's Who - Barrack Hebrew Academy Authors

Barrack Hebrew Academy graduates have established careers in a broad spectrum of professions. Our alumni can be found in the highest echelons of academics, leading religious communities, and involved at all levels in medical research and care, politics, business, finance, law and social services.

Some of our alumni authors include:

Mitch Albom '76

* Tuesdays with Morrie and Five People You Meet in Heaven

* The Five People You Meet in Heaven

* One More Day

Ronald A. Brauner '57

* Thinking Jewish;The Art of Living in Two Civilizations

* Being Jewish in a Gentile World: A Survival Guide

* Jewish Civilization:Essays and Studies

Rabbi Barry R. Friedman '51

* The New Light Siddur

Paul J. Goodnick, M.D. '68

* Mania: Clinical Research Perspective

* Predictors of Treatment Response in Mood Disorders

Daniel M. Kaplan '71

* The Future of High Sensitivity Charm Experiments (Editor along with Simon Kwan)

* 20 Beautiful Years of Bottom Physics (Written w/ith H.A. Rubin)

Shelley Katsh '73

* Music within You

Bonnie Sherr '57 Klein

* Out of the Blue

Leora Galperin Krygier '70

First the Raven

When She Sleeps

Maynard P. Maidman Ph.D. '62

* The Nuzi texts of the Oreintal Institute :A Catalogue Raisonne. Bethesda, Md CDL Press, 2005

Deborah Pellow '62

* Ghana: Coping with Uncertainty (with Naomi Chazan)

* Setting Boundaries
* Women in Accra: Options for Autonomy

Frank S. Ravitch '83

* School Prayer and Discrimination

Josh Richman '93

What's Your Poo Telling You? (written with anish Sheth, M.D.)

J. Leonard Romm '63
* The Swastika on the Synagogue Door

Barnett R. Rubin '67

* The Search for Peace in Afghanistan
* The Fragmentation of Afghanistan

Mark S. Silver '73

* Systems that Support Decision Makers

Lynn Quitman Troyka '55

* Quick Access: Reference for Writers
* Handbook for Writers

Sharon Tzur '72

* Challenges for 11th Grade

Abigail Weinberg '88

* The Jewish Women's Awareness Guide

Rachel Rubin Wolf '69 (Editted)

* Ideas of Inspiration: Splash!

David J. Wolpe '76

* The Healer of Shattered Hearts

*Why be JewishIn Speech and in Silence

*Teaching your Children about God

Simone Zelitch '80

* Louisa and The Confessions of Jack Straw