Kurt Stone

I am an ordained rabbi who spends most of his time as a writer and college lecturer, teaching courses in political science, American history and cinema.

Kurt Stone is a rabbi, writer, lecturer, political activist, professor, actor, and medical ethicist. Educated at the University of California, the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University and the Hebrew Union College, Stone holds a B.A. in American Political History, a Master of Hebrew Letters, and a Doctor of Divinity. A resident of South Florida for more than 25 years, he is currently spiritual leader of the North Broward Havurah in Coral Springs.

A student of American political history, Stone’s book, the best-selling "The Congressional Minyan: The Jews of Capitol Hill," investigates the lives, careers, and accomplishments of the 197 Jewish men and women who have served in Congress throughout American history. He is currently working on a new, updated edition, which will be published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2009, and has just completed 35 biographyic entries for the Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture (Greenwood Press).


Stone teaches courses in American Political History, Biography and Cinema at both Florida Atlantic and Florida International University. Stone received Florida Atlantic University’s “Lecturer of Excellence” Award in April 2005.

A widely sought-after lecturer, Stone gives more than 150 lectures a year. Anyone wishing to book Kurt should contact his agent, Art Galietti at One Take Productions, 954-493-7889, or onetake@bellsouth.net