Mendel Kranz

Mendel Kranz is the inaugural Ross-Silk-Lowenstein Postdoctoral Fellow in the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism at the University of Pennsylvania's Katz Center. His research intersects modern Jewish history and thought, postcolonial studies, and religious studies, focusing on colonialism, antisemitism, and Islamophobia in postwar France.

• Education: Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School

Research Interests include the interplay between Jewish marginalization and decolonization movements (1950s–2000), theological-political paradigms, and critiques of secularism. His current book project analyzes these dynamics through case studies in postwar France.

Publication Trends reveal a focus on postcolonial theory, Jewish identity, and religious ethics, with articles in Sightings (2021) and Hebrew Studies (2019). These works emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to colonialism and religious discourse.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Ross-Silk-Lowenstein Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Multiple research grants for fieldwork in France