Joanna B. Michlic
Encyclopedia
Joanna B. Michlic was a professor of Polish-Jewish
history at Lehigh University
, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
.
History of the Jews in Poland
The history of the Jews in Poland dates back over a millennium. For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most significant Jewish community in the world. Poland was the centre of Jewish culture thanks to a long period of statutory religious tolerance and social autonomy. This ended with the...
history at Lehigh University
Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. It was established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, but has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines...
, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 74,982, making it the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie,...
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Selected works
- Poland's Threatening Other: The Image of the Jew from 1880 to the Present, 2006, ISBN 0803232403
- Neighbors Respond: The Controversy about Jedwabne (with Antony Polonsky), 2003, ISBN 0691113068