Glenn Davis Dynner (born April 11, 1969) is an American author and historian specializing in religion and history of East European Jewry. He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of '' Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies'' and a Professor and Chair of Religion at

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(Chair of Humanities, 2014-16).

Education

Dynner received his

B.A. A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree ...

in Comparative History from

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in 1993, his

M.A. A Master of Arts ( or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Those admitted to the degree have ...

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from

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in 1997, and his

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in Near Eastern & Judaic Studies from

in 2002 (supervised by

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). He works primarily in Polish, Yiddish, and Hebrew sources on the Jewish social and religious history in Poland, and specializes in the Hasidic movement.

Media appearances

In 2011, Dynner appeared on

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's ''Who Do You Think You Are?'' with actress

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. Throughout the episode, Dynner helps

uncover her ancestral Jewish past. On the same show and its spin-offs, he also consulted on the

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and

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episodes.

Publications

Books

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Chapters

*"The Garment of Torah: Clothing Decrees and the First Gerer Rebbe" in ''Warsaw. The Jewish Metropolis'' *"Those Who Stayed: Women and Jewish Traditionalism in East Central Europe" in ''New Directions in the History of the Jews in the Polish Lands'' *"Jewish Quarters: The Economics of Segregation in the Kingdom of Poland" in ''Purchasing Power: The Economics of Modern Jewish History''

Articles

*Dynner, Glenn (July 2018). "Replenishing the 'Fountain of Judaism': Traditionalist Jewish Education in Interwar Poland." ''Jewish History'' 31 (3–4): 229–261. *Dynner, Glenn (Summer 2014). "Brief Kvetches: Notes to a 19th -Century Miracle Worker." ''Jewish Review of Books'' 5 (2): 33–35. *Dynner, Glenn (Winter 2014). "'A Jewish Drunk Is Hard to Find': Jewish Drinking Practices and the Sobriety Stereotype in Eastern Europe." ''The Jewish Quarterly Review'' 104 (1): 9–23.

Book reviews

*Dynner, Glenn (Fall 2018). "Visualizing Hasidism." ''Jewish Review of Books'' 9 (1): 13–14.

Awards

*2019 -

Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowships are Grant (money), grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, endowed by the late Simon Guggenheim, Simon and Olga Hirsh Guggenheim. These awards are bestowed upon indiv ...

* 2017 - Senior Research Scholar at

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Library's Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies * 2016 - The American Jewish

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(JDC) Fred and Ellen Lewis Archives Fellowship * 2013–2014 -

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(NEH) Senior Scholar,

Center for Jewish History The Center for Jewish History is a partnership of five Jewish history, scholarship, and art organizations in New York City, namely the American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute New York, Yeshiva Univ ...

* 2013–2014 - Trustee Faculty Development Fund,

* 2009 -

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(CAJS) Fellowship theme: “Jews and Commerce” * 2006 -

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Finalist for ''Men of Silk: The Hasidic Conquest of Polish Jewish Society'' (Oxford University Press, 2008) * 2004 -

Koret Jewish Book Award The Koret Jewish Book Award is an annual award that recognizes "recently published books on any aspect of Jewish life in the categories of biography/autobiography and literary studies, fiction, history and philosophy/thought published in, or transla ...

for ''Men of Silk: The Hasidic Conquest of Polish Jewish Society'' (Oxford University Press, 2008) * 2000 - Tauber Institute of Modern Jewish Studies Fellowship,

* 1999 - U.S.

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(Warsaw, Poland)

Teaching

Dynner teaches numerous upper-level seminars at Sarah Lawrence covering the history of Jewish life in Eastern Europe. In the past, his classes included: The Holocaust, Jews and Violence: From the Bible to the Present, and First-Year Studies: Jewish Spirituality and Culture.

Personal

Dynner's father Alan Roy Dynner is the former VP of

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External links

Sarah Lawrence College faculty page

Academia.edu Glenn Dynner

Glenn Dynner's Oral History

References

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