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, New York City in 1937.[1] After "seven years of night classes",[2] 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.[1] He became chair of the history department at Millersville in 1985, and remained chair until retiring in 2003.[2][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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fischel, Jack R. 1937–". Cengage Contemporary Authors. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Rutter, Jon (January 26, 2003). "History at a personal level". Lancaster Sunday News. pp. B1, B5.
  3. ↑ Cornelius, Earle (June 10, 2017). "Jack Fischel is Jewish Family Services Volunteer of the Year". LNP. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ Reviews of The Holocaust:
  5. ↑ Reviews of Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust:
  6. ↑ Reviews of The Holocaust and Its Religious Impact:
    • Tellman, Jennalyn (Summer 2006). "Best Bibliographies in History: RUSA History Section, Bibliography and Indexes Committee". Reference & User Services Quarterly. 45 (4): 313. JSTOR 20864561.
    • Tollerton, David C. (October 2006). Journal of Jewish Studies. 57 (2): 370. doi:10.18647/2699/jjs-2006.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  7. ↑ Review of Jewish-American History and Culture:
    • "Outstanding Reference Sources: The 1993 Selection of Recent Titles". American Libraries. 24 (5): 381–389. May 1993. JSTOR 25632902.
  8. ↑ Reviews of Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture:
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