BARYLKO, JAIME

BARYLKO, JAIME (1936–2003), Argentine educator and writer. Barylko was born in Buenos Aires and graduated from the Teachers Seminary in Moisesville. He taught in Jewish schools in the provinces of Argentina as well as in Buenos Aires. He directed the Rambam secondary school and, later, the Vaad Hachinuch Hamercazi (Central Council of Jewish Education). After obtaining a Ph.D. in philosophy from La Plata University, Barylko was appointed professor in various Argentine universities and dean of humanities in the private Maimonides University in Buenos Aires. He wrote a large number of books on Judaism, philosophy, psychology, and pedagogy, among them: El aprendizaje de la libertad (1982), De Adán al mesías (1989), Usos y costumbres del pueblo judío (1991), El miedo a los hijos (1992), Los hijos y los límites (1993), Cábala de la luz (1994), Sabiduría de la vida (1995), Educar en valores (1997), Ética para argentinos (1998), El significado del sufrimiento (2000), El hombre que está solo y no espera (2002), Cómo ser persona en tiempos de crisis (2002), Jacob, drama y esencia (2002), La revolución educativa (2002), La Filosofía, una invitación a pensar (2003), Reflexiones filosóficas: Los múltiples caminos hacia la verdad (2003). He also lectured for Jewish and non-Jewish organizations and frequently appeared on radio and television. (Efraim Zadoff (2nd ed.)