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Amy Simon is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University (MSU) with a joint appointment in the Department of History and James Madison College. She holds the William and Audrey Farber Family Chair in Holocaust Studies and European Jewish History, and serves as core faculty in the Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel (College of Arts and Letters). Her research emphasizes empathy as a historical method, focusing on victim-perpetrator dynamics, Holocaust diaries, and grey-zone behaviors during the Nazi era.
Dr. Simon's academic affiliations include the College of Social Science and collaborative roles with interdisciplinary programs. Her work bridges historical scholarship with public education, including lectures on antisemitism and Holocaust pedagogy. She has received prestigious awards such as the 2024 MSU Honors College Award and Teacher-Scholar Award (2022).
Her publications emphasize Holocaust diaries as critical sources, exploring themes like emotional expression in persecution, language representation, and archival preservation. Recent works include Emotions in Yiddish Ghetto Diaries (2023) and contributions to Sources for Studying the Holocaust and Understanding and Teaching the Holocaust.
In teaching, she offers courses on Holocaust history, European Jewish heritage, and memory studies, integrating trauma narratives and digital humanities. Her research and pedagogy reflect a commitment to ethical engagement with historical trauma and contemporary antisemitism.
