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Glenn Davis Dynner (born April 11, 1969) is an American author and historian specializing in religion and history of
East European Jewry The expression 'Eastern European Jewry' has two meanings. Its first meaning refers to the current political spheres of the Eastern European countries and its second meaning refers to the Jewish communities in Russia and Poland. The phrase 'East ...
. He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of '' Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies'' and a Professor and Chair of Religion at
Sarah Lawrence College Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York. The college models its approach to education after the Oxford/Cambridge system of one-on-one student-faculty tutorials. Sarah Lawrence scholarship, particularly ...
(Chair of Humanities, 2014-16).


Education

Dynner received his B.A. in Comparative History from
Brandeis University , mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = NECHE , president = Ronald D. Liebowitz , p ...
in 1993, his
M.A. A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...
in
Jewish Studies Jewish studies (or Judaic studies; he, מדעי היהדות, madey ha-yahadut, sciences of Judaism) is an academic discipline centered on the study of Jews and Judaism. Jewish studies is interdisciplinary and combines aspects of history (e ...
from
McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Univer ...
in 1997, and his Ph.D. in Near Eastern & Judaic Studies from
Brandeis University , mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = NECHE , president = Ronald D. Liebowitz , p ...
in 2002 (supervised by
Antony Polonsky Antony Barry Polonsky (born 23 September 1940, Johannesburg, South Africa) is Emeritus Professor of Holocaust Studies at Brandeis University. He is the author of many historical works on the Holocaust, and is an expert on Polish Jewish history. ...
). He works primarily in Polish, Yiddish, and Hebrew sources on the Jewish social and religious history in Poland, and specializes in the Hasidic movement.


Media appearances

In 2011, Dynner appeared on
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's ''Who Do You Think You Are?'' with actress
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. Throughout the episode, Dynner helps
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uncover her ancestral Jewish past. On the same show and its spin-offs, he also consulted on the
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and
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episodes.


Publications


Books

* * * * *


Chapters

*"The Garment of Torah: Clothing Decrees and the First Gerer Rebbe" in ''Warsaw. The Jewish Metropolis'' *"Those Who Stayed: Women and Jewish Traditionalism in East Central Europe" in ''New Directions in the History of the Jews in the Polish Lands'' *"Jewish Quarters: The Economics of Segregation in the Kingdom of Poland" in ''Purchasing Power: The Economics of Modern Jewish History''


Articles

*Dynner, Glenn (July 2018). "Replenishing the 'Fountain of Judaism': Traditionalist Jewish Education in Interwar Poland." ''Jewish History'' 31 (3–4): 229–261. *Dynner, Glenn (Summer 2014). "Brief Kvetches: Notes to a 19th -Century Miracle Worker." ''Jewish Review of Books'' 5 (2): 33–35. *Dynner, Glenn (Winter 2014). "'A Jewish Drunk Is Hard to Find': Jewish Drinking Practices and the Sobriety Stereotype in Eastern Europe." ''The Jewish Quarterly Review'' 104 (1): 9–23.


Book Reviews

*Dynner, Glenn (Fall 2018). "Visualizing Hasidism." ''Jewish Review of Books'' 9 (1): 13–14.


Awards

*2019 -
Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the art ...
* 2017 - Senior Research Scholar at
Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the w ...
Library's Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies * 2016 - The American Jewish
Joint Distribution Committee American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, also known as Joint or JDC, is a Jewish relief organization based in New York City. Since 1914 the organisation has supported Jewish people living in Israel and throughout the world. The organization i ...
(JDC) Fred and Ellen Lewis Archives Fellowship * 2013–2014 -
National Endowment for the Humanities The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency of the U.S. government, established by thNational Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965(), dedicated to supporting research, education, preserv ...
(NEH) Senior Scholar,
Center for Jewish History The Center for Jewish History is a partnership of five Jewish history, scholarship, and art organizations in New York City: American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute New York, Yeshiva University Museu ...
* 2013–2014 - Trustee Faculty Development Fund,
Sarah Lawrence College Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York. The college models its approach to education after the Oxford/Cambridge system of one-on-one student-faculty tutorials. Sarah Lawrence scholarship, particularly ...
* 2009 -
University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest- ...
, Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies (CAJS) Fellowship theme: “Jews and Commerce” * 2006 -
National Jewish Book Awards The Jewish Book Council (Hebrew: ), founded in 1944, is an organization encouraging and contributing to Jewish literature.Koret Jewish Book Award for ''Men of Silk: The Hasidic Conquest of Polish Jewish Society'' (Oxford University Press, 2008) * 2000 - Tauber Institute of Modern Jewish Studies Fellowship,
Brandeis University , mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = NECHE , president = Ronald D. Liebowitz , p ...
* 1999 - U.S.
Fulbright Award The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of ...
(Warsaw, Poland)


Teaching

Dynner teaches numerous upper-level seminars at Sarah Lawrence covering the history of Jewish life in Eastern Europe. In the past, his classes included: The Holocaust, Jews and Violence: From the Bible to the Present, and First-Year Studies: Jewish Spirituality and Culture.


Personal

Dynner's father Alan Roy Dynner is the former VP of
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.


External links


Sarah Lawrence College faculty page

Academia.edu Glenn Dynner



Glenn Dynner's Oral History


References

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