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Department/College/UnitHumanities Division

TitleDirector of the Center for Jewish Studies (on leave 2022-2023)
Professor and Baumgarten Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies

AffiliationFaculty

Other UCSC Campus AffiliationHistory of Consciousness Department
Jewish Studies
Literature Department
Stevenson College

Primary Office LocationHumanities Building 1
515 Humanities 1

Additional Location(s)331 Humanities 1

Office HoursSpring 2022: Tue. 11:00am to 1:00pm by appointment via Zoom.

Mail StopHumanities Academic Services

Biography, Education and Training

Ph.D. University of Chicago

Summary of Expertise

Modern Jewish history; Hasidism; African American Islam; history of eugenics in the United States

Research Interests

Currently examining the history of early Jewish ethnography

Awards, Honors and Grants

Guggenheim Fellow
National Jewish Book Award Finalist
Honorable Mention, Merle Curti Award from the Organization of American Historians for Best Book in Social and/or Intellectual History