Dr. Jeffrey Veidlinger

Biography

Jeffrey Veidlinger is the Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Michigan and the Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute. His scholarly work focuses on Modern Jewish history, with a particular emphasis on the cultural dynamics of Jewish life in Eastern Europe and Russia. Veidlinger is the author of several award-winning books including 'Moscow State Yiddish Theater: Jewish Culture on the Soviet Stage' and 'Shadow Shtetl: Small-Town Jewish Life in Soviet Ukraine', along with 'Jewish Public Culture in the Late Russian Empire'. He has served as Vice President of the American Academy for Jewish Research and as the Past Chair of the Academic Advisory Council at the Center for Jewish History. His writings have appeared in notable publications like Harper's Magazine and Smithsonian Magazine, reflecting his active engagement in public scholarship. Currently, he is working on a project regarding the Galveston Movement, aiming to redirect Jewish immigration to the American Great Plains in the early twentieth century.

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