Jack Fischel

Jack R. Fischel (born 1937) is an American academic. Fischel was a professor of history at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, where he lectured for 37 years.

Education and career

Fischel was born in Brooklyn in 1937.[1] After "seven years of night classes",[2] he graduated from Hunter College with a B.A. in 1955. In 1965 he earned a master's degree from the University of Delaware and in the same year began teaching at Millersville University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Delaware in 1973.[1] He became chair of the history department at Millersville in 1985, and remained chair until retiring in 2003.[2][3]

Books

Fischel is the author of:

• The Holocaust (Greenwood, 1998)[4]
• Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust (Rowman & Littlefield, 1999; 2nd ed., Scarecrow Press, 2010)[5]
• The Holocaust and Its Religious Impact (with Susan M. Ortmann, Praeger, 2004)[6]

He is the editor of:

• Jewish-American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia (edited with Sanford Pinsker, Garland, 1992)[7]
• Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture (2008)[8]

References

1. "Fischel, Jack R. 1937–". Cengage Contemporary Authors. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
2. Rutter, Jon (January 26, 2003). "History at a personal level". Lancaster Sunday News. pp. B1, B5.
3. Cornelius, Earle (June 10, 2017). "Jack Fischel is Jewish Family Services Volunteer of the Year". LNP. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
4. Reviews of The Holocaust:
   • Garber, Zev (January 2000). Holocaust and Genocide Studies. 14 (1): 118–120. doi:10.1093/hgs/14.1.118.
   • Gingerich, Mark P. (May 2000). German Studies Review. 23 (2): 363–364. doi:10.2307/1432702. JSTOR 1432702.
5. Reviews of Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust:
   • Day, A. (July 1999). Reference Reviews. 13 (7): 37. doi:10.1108/rr.1999.13.7.37.394.
   • de Syon, G.P. (February 2021). "Review". Choice. 58 (6): 558.
   • Huener, Jonathan (February 2001). German Studies Review. 24 (1): 218–219. doi:10.2307/1433205. JSTOR 1433205.
   • Lipczynska, Sonya (August 2011). Reference Reviews. 25 (6): 57–58. doi:10.1108/09504121111156355.
   • Marcus, Sara Rofofsky. Library Journal. 135 (17): 101–102. EBSCOhost 54740453.
   • Vincent, C. P. Choice. 48 (6): 1059. doi:10.5860/CHOICE.48-3050.
   • Weeks, Theodore R. (Spring 2000). Journal of Baltic Studies. 31 (1): 104–105. JSTOR 43212359.
6. Reviews of The Holocaust and Its Religious Impact:
   • Tellman, Jennalyn (Summer 2006). "Best Bibliographies in History: RUSA History Section, Bibliography and Indexes Committee". Reference & User Services Quarterly. 45 (4): 313. JSTOR 20864561.
   • Tollerton, David C. (October 2006). Journal of Jewish Studies. 57 (2): 370. doi:10.18647/2699/jjs-2006.
7. Review of Jewish-American History and Culture:
   • "Outstanding Reference Sources: The 1993 Selection of Recent Titles". American Libraries. 24 (5): 381–389. May 1993. JSTOR 25632902.
8. Reviews of Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture:
   • Proffitt, K. Choice. 47 (2): 283. doi:10.5860/CHOICE.47-0633.
   • Reference Reviews. 23 (6): 60–61. August 2009. doi:10.1108/09504120910979194.