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Jonathan Sarna
Born (1955-01-10) January 10, 1955 (age 69)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
Alma materBrandeis University (BA)(MA)
Yale University (MA)(PhD)
Academic work
InstitutionsBrandeis University
WebsiteBrandeis Faculty Page

Jonathan D. Sarna (born 10 January 1955) is the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History in the department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies[1] and director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Early life and education

He is the son of

Mercaz HaRav Kook in Jerusalem, Israel and Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he obtained his doctorate in 1979.[3]

Career

Sarna is regarded by

National Jewish Book Award[6] and appeared as Publishers Weekly's Best Religion Book.[7]

In 2011 he was elected president of the Association for Jewish Studies and would serve in the position until 2015.[8]

Sarna is a contributor on religion to the

Washingtonpost.com joint project On Faith.[9]

He is the author of Lincoln and the Jews: A History, from St. Martin's Press (2015).

He is a member of The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute's Academic Advisory Board.[10][11]

One of Sarna's most widely cited academic contributions relates to his scholarship on Ulysses S. Grant's relationship with American Jews. General

atrocities against Jews in Russia, putting human rights on the American diplomatic agenda.[12]

Sarna rediscovered Cora Wilburn, a celebrated 19th century poet and author of the first American Jewish novel, whose work had been forgotten.[13]

Honors and awards

Sarna received the

Marshall Sklare Award in 2002.[14]

He is the author or editor of more than thirty books on American Jewish history and life, his American Judaism: A History, recently published in a second edition, won six awards including the 2004 Everett Jewish Book of the Year Award from the Jewish Book Council.[15]

Personal life

Sarna is married to Boston College theology professor Ruth Langer, with two children, Aaron and Leah.[3]

References

  1. ^ "NEJS | Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies | Brandeis University". www.brandeis.edu. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Shea, Padraig B. (December 28, 2008). "Helen Sarna, 85, renowned cataloger of Hebrew text". Boston.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Jonathan D. Sarna". www.brandeis.edu. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Brandeis University, Near Eastern and Judaic Studies faculty
  5. ^ H-Net Editors Directory - Jonathan Sarna Archived 2007-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  7. ISBN 0-300-10976-8
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  8. ^ "Sarna elected president of the Association for Jewish Studies". BrandeisNOW. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "On Faith: Jonathan D. Sarna: Archives". June 2, 2007. Archived from the original on June 2, 2007.
  10. ^ Lakein, Dvora. "Chabad's Rohr JLI Offers Retreat to Self". Chabad Lubavitch World HQ/ News.
  11. ^ Chabad Lubavitch Headquarters. "National Jewish Retreat Opens in Virginia". Chabad Lubavitch World HQ/ News. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  12. Knopf Doubleday
    2012 pp.100-101.
  13. ^ Schwartz, Penny (November 19, 2019). "The earliest known American Jewish novel introduces a new feminist voice". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  14. ^ Marshall Sklare Award Recipients, Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry
  15. ^ "Jonathan Sarna | Brandeis University". www.brandeis.edu. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

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