Peter E. Tarlow (born May 4, 1946) is a rabbi and was the

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of Texas A&M Hillel from 1983 to 2013. He is a scholar in the area of tourism safety, a consultant for the

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, and the founder of Tourism & More Inc. He worked as a security consultant to the city of

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, in preparation for

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. Tarlow's scholarship in tourism and security has been relied upon by mainstream media for his expertise. He is the author of "Event Risk Management and Safety," which was reviewed by ''

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'' magazine in 2003 and 2005. In 2007 he was a speaker at

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. His Ph.D. is in

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and aside from his work at

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, he "teaches 'tourism safety' to

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s around the world". Tarlow was ordained as a

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rabbi at

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in 1974, and served as Assistant Rabbi at Temple Emanuel in

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, from 1974 to 1977. He is married to Sara Alpern and has two children and one stepchild.

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1946 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American Reform rabbis Jews and Judaism in Brazos County, Texas Texas A&M University faculty People from College Station, Texas Rabbis from Texas 21st-century American Jews {{TAMU-stub

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