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'''Derek Jonathan Penslar''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|FRSC}} (born 1958) is an American-Canadian [[Comparative history|comparative historian]] with interests in the relationship between modern Israel and diaspora Jewish societies, global nationalist movements, [[European colonialism]], and post-colonial states.
'''Derek Jonathan Penslar''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|FRSC}} (born 1958) is an American-Canadian [[Comparative history|comparative historian]] with interests in the relationship between modern Israel and diaspora Jewish societies, global nationalist movements, [[European colonialism]], and post-colonial states.


He was raised in [[Los Angeles]], attended [[Stanford University]] for his first degree, and then took his [[graduate degree]]s at the [[University of California at Berkeley]].<ref>Derek Penslar 1991 "Acknowledgments" in ''Zionism and Technocracy: The Engineering of Jewish Settlement in Palestine, 1870-1918''. Indiana University Press 1991</ref> Penslar taught at [[Indiana University (Bloomington)|Indiana University in Bloomington]] from 1987 to 1998, when he moved to [[Toronto]] to assume the Samuel J. Zacks Chair in Jewish History at the [[University of Toronto]].
He was raised in [[Los Angeles]], attended [[Stanford University]] for his first degree, and then took his [[graduate degree]]s at the [[University of California at Berkeley]].<ref>Derek Penslar 1991 "Acknowledgments" in ''Zionism and Technocracy: The Engineering of Jewish Settlement in Palestine, 1870-1918''. Indiana University Press 1991</ref> Penslar taught at [[Indiana University (Bloomington)|Indiana University in Bloomington]] from 1987 to 1998, when he moved to [[Toronto]] to assume the Samuel J. Zacks Chair in Jewish History at the [[University of Toronto]]. In 2011, he was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rsc-src.ca/en/find-rsc-member/results?combine=&first_name=&last_name=penslar&current_employer=&academy_25=All&is_deceased=All}}</ref>


From 2012 to 2016, he was the inaugural holder of the Stanley Lewis Chair of [[Israel|Israel Studies]] at the [[University of Oxford]] in England. He was a member of the Department of Politics and International Relations and the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mes.ox.ac.uk/prof-derek-j-penslar|title=School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies}}</ref> and a fellow of [[St Anne's College, Oxford|St Anne's College]],<ref name="Vasagar">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/may/26/oxford-university-israel-studies-professor|title=Oxford University appoints Israel studies professor with £3m donation|last=Vasagar|first=Jeevan|date=26 May 2011|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=27 May 2011|location=[[United Kingdom]]}}</ref> where he continues to be an honorary fellow. In 2016, he moved to [[Harvard University]], where he is William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History and a resident faculty member at the [http://Ces.fas.harvard.edu Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies]. Penslar also serves as director of the [https://cjs.fas.harvard.edu/people/faculty-leadership/derek-j-penslar/ Center for Jewish Studies] at [[Harvard University]].
From 2012 to 2016, he was the inaugural holder of the Stanley Lewis Chair of [[Israel|Israel Studies]] at the [[University of Oxford]] in England. He was a member of the Department of Politics and International Relations and the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mes.ox.ac.uk/prof-derek-j-penslar|title=School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies}}</ref> and a fellow of [[St Anne's College, Oxford|St Anne's College]],<ref name="Vasagar">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/may/26/oxford-university-israel-studies-professor|title=Oxford University appoints Israel studies professor with £3m donation|last=Vasagar|first=Jeevan|date=26 May 2011|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=27 May 2011|location=[[United Kingdom]]}}</ref> where he continues to be an honorary fellow. In 2016, he moved to [[Harvard University]], where he is William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History and a resident faculty member at the [http://Ces.fas.harvard.edu Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies]. Penslar also serves as director of the [https://cjs.fas.harvard.edu/people/faculty-leadership/derek-j-penslar/ Center for Jewish Studies] at [[Harvard University]].

In 2011, he was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsc.ca/documents/media/Class_of_2011_Citations_ENG.pdf|title=Class of 2011: List of New Fellows|work=Royal Society of Canada|access-date=2011-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126011340/http://www.rsc.ca/documents/media/Class_of_2011_Citations_ENG.pdf|archive-date=2012-01-26|url-status=dead}


On January 19, 2024, Penslar was appointed by Harvard's Interim President, Alan Garber, to co-chair Harvard's Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Harvard |title=Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism |url=https://www.harvard.edu/task-force-on-antisemitism/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=Harvard University |language=en-US}}</ref> Some critics objected because he called Israel an "apartheid regime."<ref>Anemona Hartocollis, "Critics Protest Harvard’s Choice to Lead Antisemitism Task Force: Bill Ackman and Lawrence Summers decried the choice of Derek J. Penslar, a professor of Jewish history, who had signed a letter describing Israel as an apartheid regime." ''New York Times'' Jan. 22, 2024. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/us/harvard-antisemitism-larry-summers.html online]</ref>
On January 19, 2024, Penslar was appointed by Harvard's Interim President, Alan Garber, to co-chair Harvard's Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Harvard |title=Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism |url=https://www.harvard.edu/task-force-on-antisemitism/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=Harvard University |language=en-US}}</ref> Some critics objected because he called Israel an "apartheid regime."<ref>Anemona Hartocollis, "Critics Protest Harvard’s Choice to Lead Antisemitism Task Force: Bill Ackman and Lawrence Summers decried the choice of Derek J. Penslar, a professor of Jewish history, who had signed a letter describing Israel as an apartheid regime." ''New York Times'' Jan. 22, 2024. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/us/harvard-antisemitism-larry-summers.html online]</ref>

Revision as of 15:56, 24 January 2024

Derek Jonathan Penslar, FRSC (born 1958) is an American-Canadian comparative historian with interests in the relationship between modern Israel and diaspora Jewish societies, global nationalist movements, European colonialism, and post-colonial states.

He was raised in Los Angeles, attended Stanford University for his first degree, and then took his graduate degrees at the University of California at Berkeley.[1] Penslar taught at Indiana University in Bloomington from 1987 to 1998, when he moved to Toronto to assume the Samuel J. Zacks Chair in Jewish History at the University of Toronto. In 2011, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[2]

From 2012 to 2016, he was the inaugural holder of the Stanley Lewis Chair of Israel Studies at the University of Oxford in England. He was a member of the Department of Politics and International Relations and the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies[3] and a fellow of St Anne's College,[4] where he continues to be an honorary fellow. In 2016, he moved to Harvard University, where he is William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History and a resident faculty member at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Penslar also serves as director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University.

On January 19, 2024, Penslar was appointed by Harvard's Interim President, Alan Garber, to co-chair Harvard's Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism.[5] Some critics objected because he called Israel an "apartheid regime."[6]

Books

  • Zionism and Technocracy: The Engineering of Jewish Settlement in Palestine, 1870-1918 (1991, Hebrew version 2001)
  • In Search of Jewish Community: Jewish Identities in Germany and Austria, 1918-1933 (co-edited with Michael Brenner, 1998)
  • Shylock's Children: Economics and Jewish Identity in Modern Europe (2001)
  • Orientalism and the Jews (co-edited with Ivan Kalmar, 2004)
  • Contemporary Antisemitism: Canada and the World (co-edited with Michael Marrus and Janice Gross Stein, 2005)
  • Israel in History: The Jewish State in Comparative Perspective (2006)
  • Israël face à son passé, with Shlomo Sand, Avi Shlaïm, Les éditions arkhê, 2010[7]
  • The Origins of Israel 1882-1948: A Documentary History (co-edited with Eran Kaplan, 2011)
  • Jews and the Military: A History (2013)
  • Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader (2020)
  • Zionism: An Emotional State (2023)
  • Unacknowledged Kinships: Postcolonial Studies and the Historiography of Zionism (co-edited with Stefan Vogt and Arieh Saposnik, 2023)

References

  1. ^ Derek Penslar 1991 "Acknowledgments" in Zionism and Technocracy: The Engineering of Jewish Settlement in Palestine, 1870-1918. Indiana University Press 1991
  2. ^ https://rsc-src.ca/en/find-rsc-member/results?combine=&first_name=&last_name=penslar&current_employer=&academy_25=All&is_deceased=All. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies".
  4. ^ Vasagar, Jeevan (26 May 2011). "Oxford University appoints Israel studies professor with £3m donation". The Guardian. United Kingdom. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  5. ^ University, Harvard. "Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism". Harvard University. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  6. ^ Anemona Hartocollis, "Critics Protest Harvard’s Choice to Lead Antisemitism Task Force: Bill Ackman and Lawrence Summers decried the choice of Derek J. Penslar, a professor of Jewish history, who had signed a letter describing Israel as an apartheid regime." New York Times Jan. 22, 2024. online
  7. ^ "Home". arkhe-editions.com.
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