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Dan Diner (born 20 May 1946) is an Israeli-German historian and political writer. He is emeritus professor of modern history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Diner is Chair of the Alfred Landecker Foundation and its Governing Council. Formerly he served as Director of the Simon Dubnow Institute for Jewish history and Jewish culture, and professor at the historical seminary of the University of Leipzig.[1] He is also a full member of the philological-historical class of the Saxon Academy of Sciences.[2]
Prof. Diner's research focuses on two main topics: the conceptualization of modern Jewish history and an interpretation of WWII observed from the periphery. He has published widely on 20th-century history, modern Jewish history, Middle Eastern history, and German history, particularly in the period of National Socialism and the Holocaust.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Dan Diner vergibt Ludwig-Börne-Preis" [Dan Diner awards the Ludwig Börne Prize]. Jüdische Allgemeine (in German). Central Council of Jews in Germany. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Dan Diner, Prof. Dr. phil. habil" (in German). Saxon Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Dan Diner's webpage on the Jacob Robinson Institute' website https://robinson.huji.ac.il/people/dan-diner
External links
edit- Profile at the History Department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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