Jonathan R. Zatlin

Jonathan R. Zatlin is an Associate Professor of History at Boston University, specializing in Modern European, German, and Jewish history with a particular focus on economic and social history. He joined BU in 2002 and has held leadership roles, including Associate Director of the Kilachand Honors College (2012–2016). His research explores topics such as East German economic policy, antisemitism, and the intersection of race and economy in German history.

Zatlin holds a B.A. from Yale University and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. His scholarship has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize and multiple fellowships from institutions like the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the DAAD.

His current research investigates economic racism in German history, particularly through his book project *Fantasies of Jewish Wealth in Germany, 1790–1990*, which examines how economic stereotypes fueled violence against Jewish communities. He is co-editor of *Dispossession: Plundering German Jewry, 1933–1945* and author of *The Currency of Socialism* (Cambridge, 2007), which analyzes East German monetary policy.

Zatlin’s academic service includes roles on the Executive Board of the German Studies Association and the Academic Advisory Board of the Leo Baeck Institute. He has also contributed to interdisciplinary initiatives, including a Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar on rethinking 20th-century history.