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Noah Gelfand is a Doctoral Lecturer in the History Department at Hunter College. He specializes in early American history, colonial America, and American Indian history, teaching US history surveys and advanced courses in these areas. His research focuses on the intersection of religion and commerce in the Jewish Atlantic world during the early modern era.
Education:
- PhD in Atlantic History and US History to 1877 (New York University, 2008)
- MA in US History (San Francisco State University)
- BA in History (University of Connecticut)
Research Interests: Gelfand examines how merchant communities navigated religious and commercial landscapes across the Atlantic, particularly focusing on Sephardi Jews' roles in transatlantic trade networks. He explores themes of religious tolerance, economic exclusion, and cultural adaptation in colonial contexts.
Publications reflect a focus on marginalized groups' experiences in colonial America, including Jewish communities in New Netherland, merchant networks in the Caribbean, and religious diversity in New Amsterdam. His current book project extends this analysis to broader Jewish Atlantic commercial networks.
Recognitions include prestigious fellowships from the McNeil Center for Early American Studies and the John Carter Brown Library. He contributes to public history through museum resources and engages in ongoing scholarly discourse about colonial pluralism and economic systems.
