Saul S. Friedman (March 8, 1937 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania – March 31, 2013 in Canfield, Ohio) was an American historian.[1]
Life
editSaul S. Friedman, son of Albert and Rebecca Friedman, came from a large Jewish family. He married Nancy Evans in 1964, they had three children, Dr. Molly Friedman, Jason Friedman, as well as the historian Jonathan C. Friedman.[2][1]
Friedman graduated from Kent State University (BA) and received his PhD in history from Ohio State University. He was appointed Professor of Jewish and Middle East History at Youngstown State University in 1969. In 2000 he founded the YSU Judaic and Holocaust Studies program. In 2006 he retired.[1]
Friedman was a researcher on anti-Semitism. He published a series of books on the Holocaust and the history of the Middle East. In addition to twelve books, he produced documentaries from the late 1980s, five of which were awarded regional Emmy Awards.[1]
Books
editFriedman authored twelve books.[1]
Holocaust
edit- No Haven for the Oppressed (1973).
- Pogromchik (1976).
- Amcha (1979).
- The Oberammergau Passion Play (Southern Illinois University Press, 1984).[3]
- The Terezin Diary of Gonda Redlich (1992).
- Holocaust Literature (1993).
- A History of the Holocaust (2004).
Middle East
edit- Land of Dust (1982).
- Without Future (1989).
- A History of the Middle East (2006).
Jews in America
edit- The Incident at Massena (1978).[4]
- Jews and the American Slave Trade (1998).
References
edit- ^ a b c d e In Memoriam: Saul S. Friedman, 1937–2013, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Volume 27, Issue 2, 1 August 2013, Pages 384
- ^ SAUL S. FRIEDMAN, The Vindicator, 2013
- ^ Mork, Gordon R. (1984). "Review of THE OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY: A LANCE AGAINST CIVILIZATION". Shofar. 3 (1): 44–46. JSTOR 42940664.
- ^ Rosenstock, Morton (1979). "Review of The Incident at Massena: The Blood Libel in America". American Jewish History. 69 (1): 125–127. JSTOR 23881974.