Orlinsky, Harry Meyer

Harry Meyer Orlinsky was born in 1908 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada to Isaac Moses Orlinsky and Libby Elizabeth Ardy. After attending the University of Toronto he moved to the United States in 1931 and obtained a graduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. at Dropsie College in 1935 and did post-doctoral study at Hebrew University in Jerusalem until 1936. Orlinsky then obtained a fellowship at John Hopkins University. After his work at John Hopkins, Orlinsky taught Bible and history at Baltimore Hebrew College until 1944 when he was hired at the Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. Orlinsky stayed with the Jewish Institute of Religion through its merger with Hebrew Union College and remained at the New York campus until his retirement, though he was also a visiting professor at many schools such as Brandeis University, Hebrew University, John Hopkins University, and Dropsie College.

Throughout his career Orlinsky was a prominent member of several academic organizations, often taking a leadership role. He was the co-founder of the International Organization of Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS) and its president from 1968-1973. He was also the founder of the International Organization for Masoretic Studies and the chairman of the Society of Biblical Literature in 1969-1970. Orlinsky co-founded the American Friends of Israel Exploration Society and was its president.

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