Michael Stanislawski

Michael Stanislawski’s fields of expertise are Modern Jewish History, Modern Russian History, History of the State of Israel, History of Zionism, and Modern European Intellectual History. He has written six books, including the latest A Murder in Lemberg: Politics, Religion, and Violence in Modern Jewish History. His seventh book, Zionism: A Very Short Introduction is currently at press at Oxford University Press. He is the recipient of the Mark Van Doren Award for Teaching, the most prestigious teaching award at Columbia, selected by the students of Columbia College; the Guggenheim Fellowship; and grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Littauer Foundation. He has recently served as chief editor and consultant on the PBS documentary “The Jewish Journey: America,” and was co-curator of an exhibition at the Jewish Museum of New York on “Russian Jewish Artists.”