Jack R. Fischel is an American
academic
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ...
. Fischel was a professor of history at
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Millersville University, The Ville, or MU) is a public university in Millersville, Pennsylvania. It is one of the fourteen schools that comprise the Pennsylvania State System of Higher ...
, where he lectured for 37 years.
Education
Fischel graduated from Hunter College (now of the
City University of New York
The City University of New York ( CUNY; , ) is the public university system of New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven senior colleges, seven community colleges and seven pro ...
) with a B.A. in 1955. He received his Ph.D. from the
University of Delaware
The University of Delaware (colloquially UD or Delaware) is a public land-grant research university located in Newark, Delaware. UD is the largest university in Delaware. It offers three associate's programs, 148 bachelor's programs, 121 ma ...
1973.
Books
Fischel is the author of:
*''The Holocaust'' (Greenwood, 1998)
*''Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust'' (Rowman & Littlefield, 1999; 2nd ed., Scarecrow Press, 2010)
*''The Holocaust and Its Religious Impact'' (with Susan M. Ortmann, Praeger, 2004)
He is the editor of:
*''Jewish-American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia'' (edited with Sanford Pinsker, Garland, 1992)
*''Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture'' (2008)
[Review of ''Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture'':
*]
References
American historians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Millersville University of Pennsylvania faculty
Historians of the Holocaust
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