Frances Tanzer

Frances Tanzer is an Associate Professor of History at Clark University’s Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Her research focuses on postwar European cultural reconstruction, Holocaust memory, and the role of minorities/refugees in shaping European identity. She holds a PhD in History from Brown University (2018), an MA from Brown (2013), and a BA in History and Visual Arts from the University of Toronto (2010).

Her first book, *Vanishing Vienna: Philosemitism, Modernism, and Jews in a Postwar City* (2024), examines Vienna’s cultural reimagining post-Holocaust. Her second project, *Klezmer Dynasty: An Intimate History*, traces her family’s klezmer musicians through modern Jewish history. Tanzer’s work bridges visual arts, performance studies, and migration narratives.

• Awards: Sosland Fellowship (2020–2021), Mandel Center Fellowship, Getty Institute Fellowship
• Grants: Klezmer Dynasty research supported by the United States Holocaust Museum and the Remarque Institute

Her research has been presented at venues like the American Historical Association, College Art Association, and Wiener Library. Tanzer’s scholarship emphasizes transnational cultural histories and the intersection of personal narratives with broader historical trends.