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Jeffrey Veidlinger

じぇふりー・ゔぇいどりんがー

Jefurī Veidoringerā

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
Montreal, Canada
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Montreal, Canada → Oxford, United Kingdom → Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States → Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Career

Occupations
historian, Jewish studies scholar, university professor, author
Active Years
1989-2024
Affiliations
University of Michigan

Education

McGill University
Faculty of Arts / Department of History
Degree: B.A.
Period: 1985-1989
Year of Graduation: 1989
Country: Canada
University of Oxford
Modern History
Degree: M.St.
Period: 1989-1991
Year of Graduation: 1991
Country: United Kingdom
Harvard University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences / Department of History
Degree: Ph.D.
Period: 1991-1998
Year of Graduation: 1998
Country: United States

Awards

National Jewish Book Award
2022
Work: In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918–1921 and the Onset of the Soviet Era
Category: History
Organization: Jewish Book Council
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918–1921 and the Onset of the Soviet Era

2022 History 496 pages

A comprehensive study of the pogroms against Jews in Ukraine from 1918 to 1921, arguing they marked the beginning of the end for traditional Jewish life in the region and the onset of the Soviet era.

PogromsJewish HistoryRussian Civil WarSoviet UnionViolence

The Moscow State Yiddish Theater: Jewish Culture on the Soviet Stage

2000 History 360 pages

Explores the history and cultural role of the Moscow State Yiddish Theater in early Soviet Russia.

Yiddish TheaterSoviet CultureJewish Culture

Jewish Public Culture in the Late Russian Empire

2009 History 400 pages

Examines Jewish public culture in the Russian Empire during the late imperial period.

Jewish CultureRussian EmpirePublic Culture

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly and rigorous proseExtensive use of primary sourcesAnalytical narrative
Recurring Motifs
Jewish suffering and resilienceViolence during imperial collapseCultural expression under repression

Legacy

Regarded as a leading authority on East European and Russian Jewish history, particularly praised for his groundbreaking work on pogroms and early Soviet Jewish experiences.