Occupation author, teacher Name Jonathan Fast Parents Bette Cohen, Howard Fast Relatives Howard Fast (father) Books Ceremonial Violence | Nationality American Children Molly Jong-Fast Language English Role Author Siblings Rachel Fast | |
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Alma mater Princeton University, Columbia University, Yeshiva University Spouse Erica Jong (m. 1977–1982), Barbara Fast Similar People Molly Jong‑Fast, Erica Jong, Howard Fast, Malcolm Caldwell, Julius Fast | ||
Jonathan Fast, Author and Associate Professor, Community Forum with Susan Shaner, 12/14/15
Jonathan Fast (born April 13, 1948) is an American author and social work teacher.
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- Jonathan Fast Author and Associate Professor Community Forum with Susan Shaner 121415
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Life and career
Fast was born in New York City. He attended Princeton University, and earned graduate degrees at Columbia University and Yeshiva University. He has a daughter, Molly Jong-Fast, from his first marriage to author Erica Jong, and two sons from his marriage to Barbara Fast, a Unitarian minister.
As of 2017, Fast is an associate professor of social work at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University.
His father, Howard Fast (1914-2003), was the author of many best-selling novels, including Spartacus (1951), which became the basis for the 1960 film of the same name.
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