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Michael Berenbaum | |
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| Born | July 31, 1945 (age 79) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Florida State University Queens College |
| Employer | American Jewish University |
| Spouse | Melissa Patack Berenbaum |
| Children | 4 |
Michael Berenbaum (born July 31, 1945, in Newark, New Jersey) is an American scholar, professor, rabbi, writer, and filmmaker, who specializes in the study of the Holocaust. He served as deputy director of the President's Commission on the Holocaust (1979–1980), Project Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) (1988–1993), and Director of the USHMM's Holocaust Research Institute (1993–1997).
Berenbaum played a leading role in the creation of the USHMM and the content of its permanent exhibition. From 1997 to 1999, he served as president and CEO of the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, and subsequently (and currently) as Director of the Sigi Ziering Institute: Exploring the Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust, located at the American Jewish University (formerly known as the University of Judaism), in Los Angeles, California.[1]
- ^ Holocaust and ethics Archived October 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Academics.ajula.edu