▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Gr adu ate ▁Center , ▁C UN Y . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁at ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁University ▁and ▁Bar ▁Il an ▁University . ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁book ▁was ▁Mexican ▁American ▁Youth : ▁F org ot ten ▁Youth ▁at ▁the ▁Cross ro ads ▁( Random ▁House , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ). ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁research ed ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁at ▁U CLA ▁and ▁represents ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁phases ▁of ▁her ▁writing . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁phase ▁of ▁H eller ' s ▁writing ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁Struct ured ▁social ▁inequality : ▁a ▁reader ▁in ▁compar ative ▁social ▁strat ification ▁( Mac mill an , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ), ▁which ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁articles ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁she ▁wrote . ▁ ▁Her ▁last ▁phase ▁of ▁writing ▁includes ▁On ▁the ▁Edge ▁of ▁Dest ruction : ▁Jews ▁in ▁Poland ▁Between ▁the ▁Two ▁World ▁Wars ▁( Col umb ia ▁University ▁Press ▁ 1 9 7 7 ). ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁her ▁grand father , ▁the ▁Rab bi ▁Sh a ul ▁ben ▁Y itz h ak ▁Y ose f ▁ha - K ohen ▁Rosen man . ▁It ▁won ▁a ▁National ▁Jewish ▁Book ▁Award ▁in ▁the ▁Jewish ▁History ▁category . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Social ▁Scient ific ▁Study ▁of ▁Jew ry ▁ 1 9 7 7 - 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁Ir ving ▁P