
University of North Carolina Wilmington
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Academic Background: Ph.D. in History, University of California, Berkeley.
Research Interests: Russian and Jewish history, Jewish humor, and cultural mythology; focuses on the history of Odessa and antisemitism.
Appointments: Associate Professor of History and Charles and Hannah Block Distinguished Scholar in Jewish History at UNCW.
Publications: Author of City of Rogues and Schnorrers (Indiana University Press, 2011) and The Seinfeld Talmud (Academica Press, 2023); numerous op-eds in The Forward, The Times of Israel, and Tablet Magazine.
Additional Contributions: Publishes on contemporary Jewish issues and humor studies.