▁a ▁single ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Kor an ▁... ▁It ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Jewish ▁people ▁and ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁city ..." ▁ ▁Te aching ▁ ▁Wies el ▁was ▁particularly ▁fond ▁of ▁teaching ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Andrew ▁M ell on ▁Professor ▁of ▁the ▁Human ities ▁at ▁Boston ▁University ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁in ▁both ▁its ▁religion ▁and ▁philosophy ▁depart ments . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁ch an cell or ▁John ▁Sil ber . ▁The ▁university ▁created ▁the ▁El ie ▁Wies el ▁Center ▁for ▁Jewish ▁Studies ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Wies el ▁was ▁a ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor ▁at ▁the ▁City ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Federation ▁of ▁Te ach ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Henry ▁Lu ce ▁Vis iting ▁Sch olar ▁in ▁Human ities ▁and ▁Social ▁Th ought ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University . ▁He ▁also ▁co - inst ruct ed ▁Winter ▁Term ▁( J anu ary ) ▁courses ▁at ▁E ck erd ▁College , ▁St . ▁Petersburg , ▁Florida . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁he ▁was ▁In geb org ▁R enn ert ▁Vis iting ▁Professor ▁of ▁J uda ic ▁Studies ▁at ▁Bar n ard ▁College ▁of ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁he ▁married ▁Mar ion ▁Er ster ▁Rose , ▁who