ʃiː ˈɜːnd hɜː dˈɑːktɚɹˌeɪt fɹʌm nˈuː jˈɔːɹk jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ wɪð hɜː dɪsɚtˈeɪʃən dʒˈeɪkəb ˈɛtlɪŋɡɚ, hɪz lˈaɪf ænd wˈɜːks: ðɪ ɪmˈɜːdʒəns ʌv mˈɑːdɚn ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːksi ɪn dʒˈɜːməni.
She earned her doctorate from New York University in 1974 with her dissertation Jacob Ettlinger, His Life and Works: The Emergence of Modern Orthodoxy in Germany.