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Esther Schor is the Inaugural Behrman Professor in the Humanities Council at Princeton University, where she has served as Acting Chair (2017-2018) and a member of the Executive Committee of the Program in Jewish Studies. Her academic career bridges literary scholarship, cultural history, and public engagement. She holds a BA in English and Music and a Ph.D. in English from Yale University, with prior experience in publishing.
- Teaching Focus: British Romanticism, Literature-Scripture-Religion, American Jewish Literature, and Yiddish literature in translation.
- Research Interests: Cultural history of mourning, 19th-century British literature, Mary Shelley, Esperanto's universal language movement, and Jewish-American identity.
- Awards: 2006 National Jewish Book Award for her biography Emma Lazarus.
Her work often crosses academic and public spheres, including exhibitions on Emma Lazarus for the American Library Association and the Museum of Jewish Heritage. She has explored interdisciplinary topics like Sarra Copia Sullam, a 17th-century Venetian intellectual, through poetry and essays in venues such as Raritan and Tablet Magazine.
Her publications range from academic monographs like Bearing the Dead to accessible works like Bridge of Words, blending memoir and cultural history. She contributes regularly to literary criticism and has curated exhibitions bridging scholarship and public culture.
