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Gerald Sorin

January 01, 1970

Gerald Sorin (born October 23, 1940) is a Distinguished Professor of American and Jewish Studies and the Director of the Louis and Mildred Resnick Institute for the Study of Modern Jewish Life at the State University of New York at New Paltz.

Early life and education edit

Sorin earned a B.A. at Columbia College in 1962, an M.A. at Wayne State University in 1964, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1969.

Career and publications edit

Sorin started teaching in 1965 at SUNY New Paltz, where he specialized in American social and political history and culture, and taught a wide variety of courses, including several on slavery and the coming of the Civil War. His first two books were The New York Abolitionists: A Case Study in Political Radicalism (1970) and Abolitionism: A New Perspective (1972). In the late 1970s, he pursued Jewish studies as a post-doctoral student at YIVO, the Max Weinreich Institute for Jewish Research. He became the Director of the Jewish Studies Program at SUNY New Paltz in 1983, the Chair of the History Department in 1986, and was the founder of the Louis and Mildred Resnick Institute for the Study of Modern Jewish Life in 1989, which he continues to direct.[1]

He now writes extensively on Jewish themes, focusing primarily on movements for social justice and on post-WWII Jewish American literature. His biography of the New York Intellectual, democratic Socialist, and Yiddishist, Irving Howe: A Life of Passionate Dissent (2002), won the National Jewish Book Award in History in 2003,[2] and was a New York Times “Notable Book” in the same year.[3] Sorin's book on one of America's most prolific and politically controversial writers, Howard Fast: Life and Literature in the Left Lane, was published by Indiana University Press in November 2012.[4]

He has also written collective biographies including, The New York Abolitionists; The Prophetic Minority: American Jewish Immigrant Radicals (1985); and The Nurturing Neighborhood (1990), which focused on the communal values and socialist orientation that influenced Jewish boys growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, in the 1940s. This book was followed by A Time for Building: American Jewish Immigration, The Third Migration, 1880-1920, which is part of the acclaimed five-volume series The Jewish People in America, edited by Henry Feingold, and was judged “a thoroughly engaging, carefully researched, and professionally impressive synthesis.”[5]

Sorin's other work, includes Tradition Transformed: The Jewish Experience in America (1997) and more than 200 articles, essays, and reviews which have appeared in more than two dozen scholarly journals, and in The Forward, Haaretz, Congress Monthly, Newsday, The Jewish Reader, and JBooks. He has written eight books, several of which and collectively have been critically admired and recognized by honors and awards. In addition to the National Jewish Book Award in History, Sorin received the Saul Viener Prize for the best book in Jewish American History, 2001–2002.[6] He was also the recipient of The Lee Max Friedman Medal, 2006, awarded by the American Jewish Historical Society for a lifetime of outstanding service and scholarly contribution to American Jewish studies.[7] In 2013, his Howard Fast: Life and Literature in the Left Lane (2012) won the National Jewish Book Award in Biography[8] and a silver medal for biography from Independent Publisher Awards (IPPY).[9]

Sorin has also taught American Studies in the Netherlands at the University of Utrecht's School of Journalism in 1992, and at Nijmegen University in 1998 as the Fulbright Association's John Adams Distinguished Chair of American Studies; he continues to serve on the executive board of the American Jewish Historical Society[10] and on the Managing Editorial Board of American Jewish History.[11]

Awards and honors edit

Publications edit

Books edit

  • The New York Abolitionists: A Case Study in Political Radicalism (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1970) ISBN 0837133084
  • Abolitionism: A New Perspective (New York, Praeger, 1972) ASIN: B002JBQDMM
  • The Prophetic Minority: American Jewish Immigrant Radicals, 1880-1920 (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1985) ISBN 0253346185
  • The Nurturing Neighborhood: The Brownsville Boys Club and Jewish Community in Urban America, 1940-1990 (New York: New York University Press, 1990) ASIN: B004ECGXLU
  • The Jewish People in America. A Time for Building: The Third Migration, 1880-1920 (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992) ISBN 080185122X
  • Tradition Transformed: The Jewish Experience in America (1997) ISBN 0801854474
  • Irving Howe: A Life of Passionate Dissent (New York: New York University Press, 2002) ISBN 0814740200
  • Howard Fast: Life and Literature in the Left Lane (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2012) ISBN 0253007275

Articles edit

  • The Civil War Letters of "William Yank," Manuscripts (Summer 1978)
  • Black and Jewish Resistance to Depersonalization, Jewish Currents (February 1982)
  • American Jewish Socialists and the Psychological Dimensions of Marginality, in The Many Faces of Psychohistory (1984)
  • Tradition and Change: American Jewish Socialists as Agents of Acculturation, American Jewish History (Autumn 1989)
  • Street-Corner Jews: The Boys of Brownsville, YIVO Annual (1990)
  • Mutual Contempt, Mutual Benefit: The Strained Encounter Between German and Eastern European Jews in the United States, American Jewish History (Autumn 1993)
  • From the Brownsville Boys Club to the American Jewish Committee: Irving Levine and the Persistence of Jewish Liberalism, in An Inventory of Promises: Essays in *Honor of Moses Rischin, eds. Gurock and Raphael (1995)
  • The Triumphs and Travails of a Jewish Woman Labor Organizer: Rose Pesotta in the Far West, Western States Jewish History (January 1996)
  • Louis Farrakhan: Problematic Prophet, in Congress Monthly (September/October 1996)
  • Jewish Women and Socialism, in Jewish Women in America, eds. Hyman and Moore (1997)
  • Cultural Pluralism and Democracy: Roots and Prospects, in The Simmering Stew, eds. Diederik Oostdijk and Mathilde Roza (1998)
  • Black Antisemitism on Campus: Political Opportunism and Academic Betrayal, Michael (University of Tel Aviv) (Spring 2000)
  • Irving Howe's “Margin of Hope”: World of Our Fathers as Autobiography, American Jewish History (December 2000)
  • The Making of a Jewish Liberal Activist: Irving Levine and Brownsville, in The Jews of Brooklyn (2001)
  • Irving Howe and Secular Jewishness, Jewish Currents (May–June 2005)
  • The Relevance of Irving Howe, in John Rodden, ed. The Worlds of Irving Howe (2006)

References edit

  1. ^ "Resnick Institute".
  2. ^ "National Jewish Book Award".
  3. ^ "NY Times". The New York Times. December 7, 2003.
  4. ^ "IU Press".
  5. ^ "JPA".
  6. ^ "Viener".
  7. ^ Moore, Deborah Dash (2007). "Friedman". American Jewish History. 93 (2): 239–244. doi:10.1353/ajh.2007.0041. S2CID 162302726.
  8. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  9. ^ "IPPY".
  10. ^ "New Paltz".
  11. ^ "AJH".
  12. ^ "National Jewish Book Award | Book awards | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 2020-01-18.

January 01, 1970
gerald, sorin, born, october, 1940, distinguished, professor, american, jewish, studies, director, louis, mildred, resnick, institute, study, modern, jewish, life, state, university, york, paltz, contents, early, life, education, career, publications, awards, . Gerald Sorin born October 23 1940 is a Distinguished Professor of American and Jewish Studies and the Director of the Louis and Mildred Resnick Institute for the Study of Modern Jewish Life at the State University of New York at New Paltz Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career and publications 3 Awards and honors 4 Publications 4 1 Books 4 2 Articles 5 ReferencesEarly life and education editSorin earned a B A at Columbia College in 1962 an M A at Wayne State University in 1964 and a Ph D from Columbia University in 1969 Career and publications editSorin started teaching in 1965 at SUNY New Paltz where he specialized in American social and political history and culture and taught a wide variety of courses including several on slavery and the coming of the Civil War His first two books were The New York Abolitionists A Case Study in Political Radicalism 1970 and Abolitionism A New Perspective 1972 In the late 1970s he pursued Jewish studies as a post doctoral student at YIVO the Max Weinreich Institute for Jewish Research He became the Director of the Jewish Studies Program at SUNY New Paltz in 1983 the Chair of the History Department in 1986 and was the founder of the Louis and Mildred Resnick Institute for the Study of Modern Jewish Life in 1989 which he continues to direct 1 He now writes extensively on Jewish themes focusing primarily on movements for social justice and on post WWII Jewish American literature His biography of the New York Intellectual democratic Socialist and Yiddishist Irving Howe A Life of Passionate Dissent 2002 won the National Jewish Book Award in History in 2003 2 and was a New York Times Notable Book in the same year 3 Sorin s book on one of America s most prolific and politically controversial writers Howard Fast Life and Literature in the Left Lane was published by Indiana University Press in November 2012 4 He has also written collective biographies including The New York Abolitionists The Prophetic Minority American Jewish Immigrant Radicals 1985 and The Nurturing Neighborhood 1990 which focused on the communal values and socialist orientation that influenced Jewish boys growing up in Brownsville Brooklyn in the 1940s This book was followed by A Time for Building American Jewish Immigration The Third Migration 1880 1920 which is part of the acclaimed five volume series The Jewish People in America edited by Henry Feingold and was judged a thoroughly engaging carefully researched and professionally impressive synthesis 5 Sorin s other work includes Tradition Transformed The Jewish Experience in America 1997 and more than 200 articles essays and reviews which have appeared in more than two dozen scholarly journals and in The Forward Haaretz Congress Monthly Newsday The Jewish Reader and JBooks He has written eight books several of which and collectively have been critically admired and recognized by honors and awards In addition to the National Jewish Book Award in History Sorin received the Saul Viener Prize for the best book in Jewish American History 2001 2002 6 He was also the recipient of The Lee Max Friedman Medal 2006 awarded by the American Jewish Historical Society for a lifetime of outstanding service and scholarly contribution to American Jewish studies 7 In 2013 his Howard Fast Life and Literature in the Left Lane 2012 won the National Jewish Book Award in Biography 8 and a silver medal for biography from Independent Publisher Awards IPPY 9 Sorin has also taught American Studies in the Netherlands at the University of Utrecht s School of Journalism in 1992 and at Nijmegen University in 1998 as the Fulbright Association s John Adams Distinguished Chair of American Studies he continues to serve on the executive board of the American Jewish Historical Society 10 and on the Managing Editorial Board of American Jewish History 11 Awards and honors editNational Jewish Book Award in Biography 2013 12 Silver medal for biography from Independent Publisher Awards IPPY Lee Max Friedman Award Medal 2006 National Jewish Book Award in History 2003 8 Saul Viener Prize for Best Book in American Jewish History 2002 2003 New York Times Notable Book 2003 Fulbright Scholar Program appointment 1998Publications editBooks edit The New York Abolitionists A Case Study in Political Radicalism Westport CT Greenwood Press 1970 ISBN 0837133084 Abolitionism A New Perspective New York Praeger 1972 ASIN B002JBQDMM The Prophetic Minority American Jewish Immigrant Radicals 1880 1920 Bloomington Indiana University Press 1985 ISBN 0253346185 The Nurturing Neighborhood The Brownsville Boys Club and Jewish Community in Urban America 1940 1990 New York New York University Press 1990 ASIN B004ECGXLU The Jewish People in America A Time for Building The Third Migration 1880 1920 Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 1992 ISBN 080185122X Tradition Transformed The Jewish Experience in America 1997 ISBN 0801854474 Irving Howe A Life of Passionate Dissent New York New York University Press 2002 ISBN 0814740200 Howard Fast Life and Literature in the Left Lane Bloomington Indiana University Press 2012 ISBN 0253007275 Articles edit The Civil War Letters of William Yank Manuscripts Summer 1978 Black and Jewish Resistance to Depersonalization Jewish Currents February 1982 American Jewish Socialists and the Psychological Dimensions of Marginality in The Many Faces of Psychohistory 1984 Tradition and Change American Jewish Socialists as Agents of Acculturation American Jewish History Autumn 1989 Street Corner Jews The Boys of Brownsville YIVO Annual 1990 Mutual Contempt Mutual Benefit The Strained Encounter Between German and Eastern European Jews in the United States American Jewish History Autumn 1993 From the Brownsville Boys Club to the American Jewish Committee Irving Levine and the Persistence of Jewish Liberalism in An Inventory of Promises Essays in Honor of Moses Rischin eds Gurock and Raphael 1995 The Triumphs and Travails of a Jewish Woman Labor Organizer Rose Pesotta in the Far West Western States Jewish History January 1996 Louis Farrakhan Problematic Prophet in Congress Monthly September October 1996 Jewish Women and Socialism in Jewish Women in America eds Hyman and Moore 1997 Cultural Pluralism and Democracy Roots and Prospects in The Simmering Stew eds Diederik Oostdijk and Mathilde Roza 1998 Black Antisemitism on Campus Political Opportunism and Academic Betrayal Michael University of Tel Aviv Spring 2000 Irving Howe s Margin of Hope World of Our Fathers as Autobiography American Jewish History December 2000 The Making of a Jewish Liberal Activist Irving Levine and Brownsville in The Jews of Brooklyn 2001 Irving Howe and Secular Jewishness Jewish Currents May June 2005 The Relevance of Irving Howe in John Rodden ed The Worlds of Irving Howe 2006 References edit Resnick Institute National Jewish Book Award NY Times The New York Times December 7 2003 IU Press JPA Viener Moore Deborah Dash 2007 Friedman American Jewish History 93 2 239 244 doi 10 1353 ajh 2007 0041 S2CID 162302726 a b National Jewish Book Award Archived from the original on 2014 05 05 Retrieved 2013 09 02 IPPY New Paltz AJH National Jewish Book Award Book awards LibraryThing www librarything com Retrieved 2020 01 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerald Sorin amp oldid 1140110493, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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