Gideon Reuveni

Professor Gideon Reuveni is a Professor of Modern European History in the School of Media, Arts and Humanities at the University of Sussex. His research focuses on the cultural and social history of modern European and Jewish history, with particular emphasis on German-Jewish relations, Holocaust studies, and the economic dimensions of Jewish historical experience.

Professor Reuveni's research interests include:

• Modern European History
• Jewish History and German-Jewish Relations
• Holocaust Studies and Reparations History
• Cultural and Social History of Jewish Communities
• Economic History of Jewish Communities
• Consumer Culture and Jewish Identity

His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on understanding the interplay between concrete historical experiences and broader social, political, and economic developments. Professor Reuveni's work often examines how ordinary people shaped historical developments through cultural practices and social interactions, with particular attention to Jewish experiences in Europe from the pre-emancipation period through the Holocaust and into the post-war era.

Professor Reuveni has received significant research funding, including grants from the British Academy, Claims Conference, and Stiftung Alfried Krupp Kolleg Greifswald for projects related to Holocaust education, reparations claims, and German-Jewish history.

His current research projects include:

• 'Promoting access to unique Jewish archive materials in order to transform Holocaust education and outreach' (2022-2025, Claims Conference)
• 'The Spoken, the Hidden, and the Historical: Individual Reparation Claims and the German Jewish Experience after the Holocaust' (2021-2022, British Academy)
• 'The Sussex German-Jewish Archive' (2016-2018, Rothschild Foundation)