Laura Arnold Leibman

Laura Leibman
Born	c. 1970 (age c. 54)
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)
Parent(s)	Stevan Arnold Lynne Houck

Laura Arnold Leibman (born c. 1970) is a historian and author. She has written extensively about early Jewish immigration to the Americas. Her work has received critical recognition including four of her books being awarded the National Jewish Book Award.[1][2][3][4][5]

Career

Leibman has served as the Kenan Professor of English and Humanities at Reed College.[6] In 2023, Leibman was elected President of the Association for Jewish Studies.[7] In January 2024, Leibman joined the faculty of Princeton University as the Leonard J. Milberg ’53 Professor in American Jewish Studies the Effron Center for the Study of America.[7]

Selected Publications

Books

• Leibman, Laura Arnold (2012). Messianism, secrecy and mysticism: a new interpretation of early American Jewish life. London: Vallentine Mitchell. ISBN 978-0-85303-957-0.
• Leibman, Laura Arnold; Miller, Peter N. (2020). The Art of the Jewish Family A History of Women in Early New York in Five Objects. Bard Graduate Center cultural histories of the material world. New York City: Bard Graduate Center. ISBN 978-1-941792-20-9. OCLC 1110440656.
• Leibman, Laura Arnold (2021). Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multi-Racial Jewish Family. Oxford: Oxford University Press USA - OSO. ISBN 978-0-19-753047-4.
• Brodsky, Adriana Mariel; Leibman, Laura Arnold, eds. (2023). Jews Across the Americas: a Sourcebook, 1492-present. Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. New York, New York: New York University Press. ISBN 978-1-4798-1931-7.

References

1. Casteel, Sarah Phillips (2023). "Review of Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multiracial Jewish Family". NWIG: New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids. 97 (3/4): 426–427. doi:10.1163/22134360-09703047. ISSN 1382-2373. JSTOR 27250021.
2. Abrams, Jeanne (2020). "Review of The Art of the Jewish Family: A History of Women in Early New York in Five Objects". Jewish Historical Studies. 52: 295–296. ISSN 0962-9696. JSTOR 48733585.
3. Snyder, Holly (2014). "Review of Messianism, Secrecy and Mysticism: A New Interpretation of Early American Jewish Life". Shofar. 32 (2): 146–148. ISSN 0882-8539. JSTOR 10.5703/shofar.32.2.146.
4. Lee, Lloyd; Richardson, Robbie (2010). Leibman, Laura Arnold (ed.). "Review". American Indian Quarterly. 34 (1): 118–120. doi:10.5250/amerindiquar.34.1.118. ISSN 0095-182X. JSTOR 10.5250/amerindiquar.34.1.118.
5. Pencak, William A. (2013). "Review of Messianism, Secrecy, Mysticism: A New Interpretation of Early American Jewish Life". American Jewish History. 97 (3): 329–331. ISSN 0164-0178. JSTOR 23887628.
6. "Laura Arnold Leibman - Reed College". www.reed.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
7. "The Effron Center welcomes Professor Laura Leibman as the Leonard J. Milberg '53 Professor in American Jewish Studies" (Press release). Effron Center for the Study of America. 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

External links

• Official Website
• Faculty Profile
• Laura Arnold Leibman publications indexed by Google Scholar
• Works by Laura Arnold Leibman at Open Library