Jonathan Sarna

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He wrote the book on American Jewish history. Stepping back from teaching, Jonathan Sarna says he has plenty of chapters still to go.

Retiring from the classroom after 50 years in academia, every journalist’s favorite Jewish historian is enjoying a victory lap.

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The new owner of a San Diego Jewish news site has no qualms about blurring journalism and PR

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Jonathan Sarna, scholar of American Jewish history, to receive rare honor from Brandeis

The title of university professor is the highest honor for a faculty member at the Boston-area school.

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