Henry L. Feingold

About the Author

Henry L. Feingold is a distinguished historian and professor emeritus of Jewish history at Baruch College, City University of New York, where he has taught for over four decades. A leading scholar on American Jewish life and the Holocaust, Feingold's research illuminates the complex interplay between Jewish communities and broader American society during times of crisis. His seminal work, Bearing Witness: How America and Its Jews Responded to the Holocaust (Modern Jewish History), meticulously examines the responses of American Jews and the U.S. government to the Nazi atrocities, drawing on extensive archival sources to reveal both triumphs and shortcomings in rescue efforts. Feingold's scholarship extends to the immigrant experience and Jewish political activism, offering profound insights into how historical traumas shape collective memory and identity. With a career marked by rigorous analysis and empathetic storytelling, he continues to influence contemporary understandings of Jewish history in the modern era.