Penslar, Derek J(onathan)

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PENSLAR, Derek J(onathan)

PENSLAR, Derek J(onathan). American, b. 1958. Genres: History, Theology/Religion. Career: Indiana University, Bloomington, associate professor of history and Jewish studies, 1987-, associate director of Jewish Studies, 1991-. Publications: Indiana Jewish History, 1988; Zionism and Technocracy: The Engineering of Jewish Settlement in Palestine, 1870-1918, 1991; (ed. with M. Brenner) In Search of Jewish Community, 1998; Shylock's Children, 2001. Address: Department of History, Sidney Smith Hall, University of Toronto, 100 St George St Rm 2074, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3G3. Online address: [email protected]