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Barry Trachtenberg is Michael R. & Deborah K. Rubin Presidential Chair of Jewish History and Professor at Wake Forest University. His scholarship examines modern Jewish experiences including Holocaust memory, Yiddish cultural resilience, Zionism, and antisemitism in public discourse.
Education credentials include:
- Ph.D. in History from UCLA (2004)
- M.A. from University of Vermont (1993)
- B.A. from Glassboro State College (1991)
Research analyzes Yiddish intellectual responses to trauma, evidenced in books like 'The Holocaust & the Exile of Yiddish' (2022) and 'The United States and the Holocaust' (2018). Teaching covers Holocaust history, American Jewry, and Middle East politics. Public scholarship addresses contemporary antisemitism debates and Middle East conflicts through media commentaries and congressional testimony.
Awards and honors recognize teaching/public service, including the 2024 Faculty Service Excellence Award. Professional affiliations include advisory roles for Jewish Voice for Peace and Facing History and Ourselves.
