Jack Fischel Explained

Jack R. Fischel (born 1937) is an American academic. Fischel was a professor of history at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, where he lectured for 37 years.

Education and career

Fischel was born in Brooklyn in 1937. After "seven years of night classes",^[1] he graduated from Hunter College with a B.A. in 1955. In 1965 he earned a master's degree from the University of Delaware and in the same year began teaching at Millersville University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Delaware in 1973.^[2] He became chair of the history department at Millersville in 1985, and remained chair until retiring in 2003.^{[1] [3]}

Books

Fischel is the author of:

• The Holocaust (Greenwood, 1998)^[4]
• Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust (Rowman & Littlefield, 1999; 2nd ed., Scarecrow Press, 2010)^[5]
• The Holocaust and Its Religious Impact (with Susan M. Ortmann, Praeger, 2004)^[6]

He is the editor of:

• Jewish-American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia (edited with Sanford Pinsker, Garland, 1992)^[7]
• Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture (2008)^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: History at a personal level. Lancaster Sunday News. Jon. Rutter. January 26, 2003. B1, B5.
2. Web site: Fischel, Jack R. 1937–. Cengage Contemporary Authors. 2023-12-13.
3. News: Jack Fischel is Jewish Family Services Volunteer of the Year. Earle. Cornelius. LNP. June 10, 2017. 2023-12-13.
4. Reviews of The Holocaust:
   • Garber. Zev. January 2000. 10.1093/hgs/14.1.118. 1. Holocaust and Genocide Studies. 118–120. none. 14. free.
   • Gingerich. Mark P.. May 2000. 2. German Studies Review. 1432702. 363–364. none. 23. 10.2307/1432702 .
5. Reviews of Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust:
   • Day. A.. July 1999. 10.1108/rr.1999.13.7.37.394. 7. Reference Reviews. 37. none. 13.
   • de Syon. G.P.. February 2021. 6. Choice. 558. Review. 58.
   • Huener. Jonathan. February 2001. 1. German Studies Review. 1433205. 218–219. none. 24. 10.2307/1433205 .
   • Lipczynska. Sonya. August 2011. 10.1108/09504121111156355. 6. Reference Reviews. 57–58. none. 25.
   • Marcus. Sara Rofofsky. Library Journal. 135. 17. 101–102. none. .
   • Vincent. C. P.. Choice. none. 48. 6. 1059. 10.5860/CHOICE.48-3050.
   • Weeks. Theodore R.. Spring 2000. 1. Journal of Baltic Studies. 43212359. 104–105. none. 31.
6. Reviews of The Holocaust and Its Religious Impact:
   • Tellman. Jennalyn. Reference & User Services Quarterly. 45. 4. Summer 2006. 313. Best Bibliographies in History: RUSA History Section, Bibliography and Indexes Committee. 20864561.
   • Tollerton. David C.. October 2006. 10.18647/2699/jjs-2006. 2. Journal of Jewish Studies. 370. none. 57.
7. Review of Jewish-American History and Culture:
   • May 1993. 5. American Libraries. 25632902. 381–389. Outstanding Reference Sources: The 1993 Selection of Recent Titles. 24.
8. Reviews of Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture:
   • Proffitt. K.. Choice. none. 47. 2. 283. 10.5860/CHOICE.47-0633.
   • August 2009. 10.1108/09504120910979194. 6. Reference Reviews. 60–61. none. 23.