Natalia Aleksiun

Natalia Aleksiun is the Harry Rich Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Florida. She teaches courses on the Holocaust and its aftermath, Eastern Europe, Jewish childhood, and the history of medicine. Aleksiun also serves as editor of East European Jewish Affairs.

• Doctoral degrees from Warsaw University and New York University

Her research focuses on the history of Polish Jews, the Holocaust, and the intersection of Jewish communities with medical discourse in East Central Europe. She is completing a monograph on the 'Cadaver Affair' in interwar medical schools.

The keywords of her work include Holocaust Studies, Jewish History, Eastern European History, and History of Medicine. Her notable article Pleading for Cadavers (2015) examines anatomical practices and bioethics in interwar Vienna.

Scientific Awards

• 2014–2015 New Perspectives on the Origins, Context and Diffusion of the Academic Study of Judaism
• 2017–2018 Nature between Science and Religion: Jewish Culture and the Natural World
• 2024–2025 Jews and Health

Aleksiun has contributed to academic discourse through fellowships and upcoming events, including presentations on Jewish communities, public health in Poland, and health, medicine, and the body in Jewish studies.