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Leonard Dinnerstein

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Leonard Dinnerstein

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1934-05-05 （New York City (Bronx), U.S.）
Died
2019-01-22 （Tucson, Arizona, U.S.） age 84
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Bronx, New York City → Teaneck, New Jersey → Tucson, Arizona

Career

Occupations
historian, author, professor
Active Years
1960-2004
Affiliations
University of Arizona (History Department), New York Institute of Technology, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Influenced By
William Leuchtenburg
Influenced
Virginia Scharff, H. Gelfand

Education

Theodore Roosevelt High School (New York City)
Period: 1940年代後半–1950年代初頭
Year of Graduation: 1951
Country: United States
City College of New York
Degree: BA
Period: 1950年代
Year of Graduation: 1956
Country: United States
Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
American history
Degree: PhD
Period: 1960年代
Country: United States
Dissertation on the Leo Frank case; advisor was William Leuchtenburg.

Awards

National Jewish Book Award (Jewish History)
1994
Work: Antisemitism in America
Category: Jewish History
Organization: Jewish Book Council
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Leo Frank Case

1968 history / non-fiction

Based on his dissertation; a detailed study of the Leo Frank case and its social and legal context.

antisemitismSouthern U.S. social historyjustice and prejudice

Ethnic Americans: A History of Immigration

history / immigration history

A broad treatment of ethnic groups and the history of immigration in the United States.

immigrationethnic historyAmerican social diversity

Antisemitism in America

1994 history / Jewish history

A major work outlining the history and social impact of antisemitism in the United States; winner of the 1994 National Jewish Book Award.

antisemitismsocial historystructures of discrimination

Jews in the South

history

Study of Jewish communities and experiences in the American South.

Southern historyJewish communitiesregional history

America and the Survivors of the Holocaust

1982 history

Discusses interactions between Holocaust survivors and American society, including policy responses.

Holocaustmigration and resettlementmemory and policy

Natives and Strangers: A Multicultural History of Americans

history / multicultural history

A survey of American society from a multicultural perspective (co-authored or edited volume).

multiculturalismimmigration historysocial integration

American Vistas

1971 history

A collection of essays or perspectives on American history.

American historyhistorical perspectives

Bibliography

  • The Leo Frank Case
  • Ethnic Americans: A History of Immigration
  • Antisemitism in America
  • Jews in the South
  • American Vistas
  • America and the Survivors of the Holocaust
  • Natives and Strangers: A Multicultural History of Americans

Style & Themes

Literary Style
academic and analytical stylerigorous use of primary sources
Recurring Motifs
structures of antisemitismimmigration and ethnicityregional (especially Southern) history

Health

  • Kidney failure
    晩年
    Died in 2019 from complications related to kidney failure

Legacy

Historian known for his work on antisemitism in the United States. Author of key works such as The Leo Frank Case, he influenced scholarship in Jewish history and taught for many years at the University of Arizona.

Academic Societies

  • American Historical Association
  • organizations related to Jewish history scholarship

Archives

  • University of Arizona Special Collections (estimated)

Trivia

  • Born in the Bronx, New York in 1934.
  • Married Myra Anne Rosenberg in 1961.
  • Won the 1994 National Jewish Book Award for Antisemitism in America.
  • Died in Tucson in 2019 of complications from kidney failure; buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Tucson.