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Alan Berger is the Raddock Family Eminent Scholar Chair for Holocaust Studies and Professor of Judaic Studies at Florida Atlantic University, where he directs the Center for the Study of Values and Violence After Auschwitz. He founded the Holocaust and Judaic Studies B.A. program at FAU and previously led Jewish Studies at Syracuse University. Berger has held visiting positions at the College of William and Mary and has been a national leader in Holocaust scholarship.
His research focuses on Holocaust literature, second- and third-generation trauma, Jewish-Christian dialogue, and post-Holocaust theology. His influential works include Children of Job, Second-Generation Voices, and Third–Generation Holocaust Representation. He has co-edited major reference works such as the Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature, recognized as a top reference book. His scholarship explores how trauma, memory, and identity are transmitted across generations through literature and theology.
Berger's publications span decades, revealing a sustained engagement with literary representations of the Holocaust, interfaith dialogue, and the ethical aftermath of genocide. His work increasingly examines third-generation narratives and global religious responses to violence, such as in Trialogue and Terror. The articles reflect interdisciplinary depth, combining literary analysis, theology, psychology, and ethics.
- B’nai Zion National Media Award (2002)
- Booklist Best Reference Book of 2002
- Outstanding Reference Source 2003 (RUSA)
- Nominee, John Gilmary Shea Prize
- Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa, Luther College (1999)
Berger has advised numerous academic projects and served as series editor for Religion, Theology, and the Holocaust (Syracuse University Press). He has been a judge for the National Jewish Book Awards and serves on the Readers Committee for The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest. His editorial leadership includes roles with Literature and Belief, Shofar, and Saul Bellow Journal. He currently edits the Rowman & Littlefield series Studies in Genocide: Religion, History and Human Rights.
He directs the Center for the Study of Values and Violence After Auschwitz, a research hub promoting interdisciplinary scholarship on genocide, ethics, and religious responses to mass atrocity. The center hosts conferences, supports publications, and fosters dialogue among scholars, survivors, and religious communities.
