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IU Bloomington

Alvin Rosenfeld

Borns Jewish Studies Program

Expert Bio

Alvin Rosenfeld, the Irving M. Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies at IU Bloomington and professor of Jewish studies and English in the College of Arts and Sciences, founded and directs the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism at IU. He founded Indiana University’s Borns Jewish Studies Program and served as its director for 30 years.

He is also the author and editor of 10 books and dozens of articles.

Areas of Expertise

Holocaust literature, American Jewish literature, exile literature, contemporary antisemitism.

Other Information

Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism