Berkovitz, Jay R.
BERKOVITZ, Jay R.
BERKOVITZ, Jay R. American, b. 1951. Genres: History, Cultural/Ethnic topics. Career: University of Massachusetts at Amherst, assistant professor, 1982-88, associate professor of Jewish history, 1988-, director of Center for Jewish Studies, 1989-, chairman of Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, 1990-95; writer. Publications: The Shaping of Jewish Identity in Nineteenth-Century France, 1989. Address: Dept of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, Herter Hall, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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