Alan Levenson Explained

Alan T. Levenson holds the Schusterman/Josey Chair in Judaic History and is the Director of the Schusterman Center for Judaic and Israel Studies at the University of Oklahoma.^[1] Levenson has written extensively on the modern Jewish experience for both scholarly and popular audiences. His book, Between Philosemitism and Antisemitism: Defenses of Jews and Judaism in Germany, 1871-1932 was nominated for a National Jewish Book Award Prize (paperback edition 2013), and his textbook, Modern Jewish Thinkers, is widely used in classes on Jewish thought.^[2] He has won a number of prestigious fellowships, including an ACLS, and has lectured in the United States, Israel and Germany. Since arriving at the University of Oklahoma, he has completed four major projects: The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible (2011), a history of Bible translations/commentaries in the modern era; and, as General Editor, The Wiley-Blackwell History of Jews and Judaism (2012), Joseph: Portraits Through the Ages (2016), and most recently Maurice Samuel: Life and Letters of a Secular Jewish Contrarian (2022). He received his BA/MA from Brown University magna cum laude, and his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. Levenson's works are found in libraries worldwide.^[3]

Publications

• Maurice Samuel: Life and Letters of a Secular Jewish Contrarian (University of Alabama Press, 2022)
• Joseph: Portraits Through the Ages (University of Nebraska Press, 2016)
• Modern Jewish Thinkers: An Introduction (Rowman & Littlefield, 2002)^[4]
• Between Philosemitism and Antisemitism: Defenses of Jews and Judaism in Germany, 1871-1932 (University of Nebraska Press, 2004)^[5]
• The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011)^[6]
• The Wiley-Blackwell History of Jew and Judaism (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: People. The Schusterman Center for Judaic and Israel Studies at the University of Oklahoma. 29 October 2015.
2. Web site: Alan Levenson. University of Oklahoma Department of History. 29 October 2015.
3. Web site: Levenson, Alan . worldcat.org . September 18, 2016.
4. Book: Levenson, A.T. . Modern Jewish Thinkers: An Introduction . Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated . G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series . 2002 . 978-0-7657-6211-5 . 18 April 2017.
5. Book: Levenson, A.T. . Between Philosemitism and Antisemitism: Defenses of Jews and Judaism in Germany, 1871-1932 . University of Nebraska Press . 2004 . 978-0-8032-2957-0 . 18 April 2017.
6. Book: Levenson, A.T. . The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible: How Scholars in Germany, Israel, and America Transformed an Ancient Text . Rowman & Littlefield Publishers . 2011 . 978-1-4422-0518-5 . 18 April 2017.
7. Book: The Wiley-Blackwell History of Jews and Judaism . 9 March 2017 . 978-1-118-23293-4 . 18 April 2017 . Levenson . Alan T. . John Wiley & Sons .