Dr. Elli Stern

Biography

Elli Stern is a Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Yeshiva University. His scholarly work focuses on Modern Jewish Intellectual Cultural History, with significant publications including the award-winning book "Genius: Elijah Vilna Making Modern Judaism" (Yale University Press, 2012) and a monograph titled "Jewish Materialism: Intellectual Revolution 1870s" (Yale University Press, 2018), which explores the ideological background of Jewish involvement in Zionism, Capitalism, and Communism. He teaches courses such as "Global Right: French Revolution American Insurrection," "Secularism: Enlightenment Present," "Modern Jewish Intellectual History," and "Holocaust Culture Politics." Previously, he was a Junior William Golding Fellow in Humanities at Brasenose College, Oriental Institute, University of Oxford. He has served as a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and as a consultant for the Museum of History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland. Currently, he is a member of the Academic Advisory Board at the Center of Jewish History.

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