Authors
Serving as a forum for their collective knowledge, The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe includes articles written by more than 450 internationally recognized scholars. This encyclopedia brings their research together for the first time. Authors are listed in alphabetical order by last name. The directory also includes the authors’ credentials and enumerates the articles they have contributed to the encyclopedia. Click on the alphabetical list below to find an author.
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Laor, Dan
Professor of Hebrew Literature and Jacob and Shoshana Schreiber Chair of Contemporary Jewish Culture, Tel Aviv University
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Lederhendler, Eli
Stephen S. Wise Professor of American Jewish History and Institutions, Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Lemster, Moyshe
Bibliographic Research Unit, Jewish National and University Library, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Levin, Dov
Professor Emeritus of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Levin, Leonard
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Jewish Philosophy, Jewish Theological Seminary, New York
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Levin, Vladimir
Doctoral candidate in Russian and Slavic Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Levy, Robert
Professor of Jewish History, Academy for Jewish Religion–California; Adjunct Professor of Jewish History, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles
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Leyko, Małgorzata
Professor of Theater Studies, Uniwersytet Łódzki (Łódź, Poland)
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Liekis, Šarūnas
Professor, Mykolo Romerio Universitetas, Vilnius; Director, Vilnius Yiddish Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Lipsker, Avidov
Professor of Hebrew Literature, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Litvak, Olga
Michael and Lisa Leffell Chair in Modern Jewish History, Clark University
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Litván, György
Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Történettudományi Intézete, Budapest
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Loeffler, James
Assistant Professor of Jewish History, University of Virginia
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Loewenthal, Naftali
Teaching Fellow, Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University College London
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Löwenheim, Avigdor
Chief Librarian Emeritus, Bloomfield Library for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Löwy, Ilana
Director of Research, INSERM, Centre de Recherche Médecine, Science, Santé et Société, Paris
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Lukin, Benyamin
Senior Archivist, Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People, Jerusalem
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Lundgren, Svante
Adjunct Professor of Jewish Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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Lupovitch, Howard
Pulver Family Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, Colby College, Waterville, Maine
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Lyon, James K.
Professor of German Literature, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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Lyubich, Yuri I.
Professor of Mathematics, Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
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