David Shneer

David Shneer is director of the Center for Judaic Studies and Associate Professor of History at the University of Denver. His most recent book New Jews: The End of the Jewish Diaspora (New York University, 2005) questions whether Jews around the world still see themselves living “in diaspora.” His previous books include Yiddish and the Creation of Soviet Jewish Culture (Cambridge, 2004) and Queer Jews (Routledge 2002). He is currently working on a book on Soviet Jewish photographers and World War II.

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“Your Hate for Everything I am Brings Darkness to My World”

Dear Mahmoud (if I may), I thought of you recently. I was at my cousin’s…

Day 4 (Shneer): Is Zionism Still Relevant to the American Jew?

From: David Shneer To: Stefan Kanfer Subject: Pests and bugs? Dear Stefan, I’ve packed the…

Day 3 (Shneer): Is Zionism Still Relevant to the American Jew?

From: David Shneer To: Stefan Kanfer Subject: Israel may be important; Zionism is not Stefan,…

Day 2 (Shneer): Is Zionism Still Relevant to the American Jew?

From: David Shneer To: Stefan Kanfer Subject: 100 Years-Old and Aging Fast… Dear Stefan: I…

Day 1 (David Shneer): Is Zionism Still Relevant to the American Jew?

As we prepared to launch Jewcy, a slew of well-respected journalists, editors, and even Jewish…