Saul Friedländer

Professor Saul Friedländer is a renowned scholar affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, specializing in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. He is celebrated for his expertise on Nazi Germany and its policies toward European Jews.

• Delivered the 2001–2002 Hugo Valentin Memorial Lecture on Mass Murder and the German Society in the Third Reich: Interpretations and Dilemmas
• Awarded the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his contributions
• Author of influential works including the first volume of The Third Reich and the Jews (1999)

His research focuses on the historical analysis of the Holocaust, intergroup violence, and the socio-political dynamics of Nazi Germany. Friedländer’s scholarship bridges archival rigor with interdisciplinary perspectives on genocide.

• Notable Awards:
  • MacArthur Fellow