Howard Sachar
Howard Morley Sachar (February 10, 1928 – April 18, 2018) was an American historian. He was Professor Emeritus of History and International Affairs at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and the author of 16 books,[1] as well as numerous articles in scholarly journals, on the subjects of Middle Eastern and Modern European history. His writings, which have been published in six languages,[2] are widely regarded as solid reference works.[3][4][5][6]
Early, personal life and education
Howard Morley Sachar was born to historian and academic administrator
Sachar completed his undergraduate education at Swarthmore College and earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history at Harvard University.[2][9]
He married Eliana Steimatzky and had three children: Sharon, Michele and Daniel.
Career
Sachar was a full-time faculty member of the Department of History and the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University for 40 years.
In 1961 Sachar founded Brandeis University's Jacob Hiatt Institute in Jerusalem,[2] one of the first study-abroad programs in Israel,[1] and served as its director until 1964.[2] Through his connections with the United States Foreign Service, where he worked as a consultant and lecturer on Middle Eastern Affairs,[2] he was able to obtain funding for the Jacob Hiatt Institute from the U.S. State Department in 1965.[1]
He was a member of the American Historical Association as well as one dozen editorial boards and commissions. In addition to his books, he was editor-in-chief of the 39-volume The Rise of Israel: A documentary history.[2]
Howard Sachar died at his home in Kensington, Maryland, on April 18, 2018, aged 90.[11]
Political position
Sachar was a member of the advisory council of the pro-peace lobbying organization
Works
- The Course of Modern Jewish History (1959; updated 1990)[13] Lib. of Cong. Cat. No. 58-67-57
- Aliyah: The peoples of Israel (1961)[14] Lib. of Cong. Cat. No. 61-12017
- From the Ends of the Earth: The peoples of Israel (1964)[15] Lib. of Cong. Cat. No. 64-12064
- The Emergence of the Middle East: 1914–1924 (1969) [16] Lib. of Cong. Cat. No. 76-79349
- Europe Leaves the Middle East, 1936–1954 (1972)[17]
- A History of Israel: From the rise of Zionism to our time (1976; 3rd edition 2007)[18]
- The Man on the Camel: A novel (1980)[19]
- Egypt and Israel (1981)[20]
- Diaspora: An inquiry into the contemporary Jewish world (1985)[21]
- A History of Israel, Volume II: From the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War (1987)[22]
- The Rise of Israel: A documentary record from the nineteenth century to 1948 : a facsimile series reproducing over 1,900 documents in 39 volumes, Volume 1 (1987)[23]
- A History of the Jews in America (1992)[24]
- Farewell Espana: The world of the Sephardim remembered (1994; reprinted 1995)[25]
- Israel and Europe: An Appraisal in History (1998; reprinted 2000)[26]
- Dreamland: Europeans and Jews in the aftermath of the Great War (2002; reprinted 2003)[27]
- A History of the Jews in the Modern World (2005; reprinted 2006)[28]
- The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942: A Political History (2004)[29]
References
- ^ a b c d e Fuchs, Sam (11 September 2009). "All in the Family: Dr. Howard Sachar and the Jacob Hiatt Institute". Brandeis University. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Emeritus Faculty: Howard M. Sachar". George Washington University. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ Benn, Aluf (11 December 2009). "What To Read On Israeli Politics". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
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- ^ Zipperstein, Steven J. (4 September 2005). "'A History of the Jews in the Modern World': The Best of Times?". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ISBN 1-85043-000-4.
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- ^ Lyons, Richard D. (25 July 1993). "Dr. Abram L. Sachar, Historian And 1st Brandeis U. President, 94". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ Kirsch, Jonathan (28 December 1994). "BOOK REVIEW / HISTORY: A Poignant Celebration of a Rich Vein of Jewish History: FAREWELL ESPANA: The World of the Sephardim Remembered by Howard M. Sachar, Knopf, $30, 439 pages". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ Silverman, Ellie (May 22, 2018). "Howard M. Sachar, GWU scholar and 'trailblazer' of Jewish history, dies at 90". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "Eminent historian Howard Sachar passes away at home at age 90". Jerusalem Post. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- J Street. Archived from the originalon 20 April 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ISBN 0-679-72746-9.
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- ^ Sachar, Howard Morley (1961). Aliyah: The peoples of Israel. World Publishing Co. p. 475.
- ^ Sachar, Howard Morley (1964). From the Ends of the Earth: The peoples of Israel. World Publishing Co. p. 510.
- ISBN 9780713901580.
- ISBN 0-394-46064-2.
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- ISBN 0-8129-0909-7.
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- ISBN 978-1442609181.