Staff at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies are subject matter experts with backgrounds in a wide variety of disciplines from history and Jewish studies to archaeology, political science, film theory, and others. Among the most authoritative voices in the field, their work supports scholarship and publications in Holocaust studies, promotes the growth of Holocaust studies at North American universities, and fosters strong relationships between American and international scholars.
The Mandel Center also organizes programs to ensure the ongoing training of future generations of scholars and collects Holocaust-related archival documents worldwide.
Staff and Scholars
Leff, Lisa
Director
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies
E-mail: lleff@ushmm.org
Anthony, Elizabeth
Director
Visiting Scholars
E-mail: eanthony@ushmm.org
Brown-Fleming, Suzanne
Director
International Academic Programs
E-mail: sbrown-fleming@ushmm.org
Carter-Chand, Rebecca
Director
Program on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust
Email: rcarter-chand@ushmm.org
Chiappone, Jennifer
Publishing Assistant
Academic Publications
E-mail: jchiappone@ushmm.org
Crago-Schneider, Kierra
Campus Outreach Program Officer
E-mail: kcrago-schneider@ushmm.org
Ehrenreich, Robert M.
Director
National Academic Programs
E-mail:rehrenreich@ushmm.org
Feldman, Steven
Emerging Scholars Program Officer
National Academic Programs
E-mail: sfeldman@ushmm.org
Foster, Laura
Director
Academic Publications
Email: lfoster@ushmm.org
Gelb, Michael
Associate Editor
Academic Publications
E-mail: mgelb@ushmm.org
Grachova, Sofiya
Michael and Tanya Polsky Applied Researcher
Email: sgrachova@ushmm.org
Guthrie, Neal
Director
Planning and Administration
E-mail: nguthrie@ushmm.org
Hecker, Mel
Research Project Publication Officer
National Academic Programs
E-mail: mhecker@ushmm.org
Hegburg, Krista
Senior Program Officer
International Academic Programs
E-mail: khegburg@ushmm.org
Hinckley, Samantha
Program Manager
Visiting Scholar Programs
E-mail: shinckley@ushmm.org
Howard, Madison
Program Coordinator
National Academic Programs
E-mail: mhoward@ushmm.org
Jakel, Elana
Program Manager
Initiative for the Study of Ukrainian Jewry
E-mail: ejakel@ushmm.org
Kerenji, Emil
Applied Research Scholar
E-mail: ekerenji@ushmm.org
Kloes, Andrew
Applied Researcher
E-mail: akloes@ushmm.org
Lambertz, Jan
Applied Researcher
E-Mail: lambertz@ushmm.org
Lazar, Natalya
Program Manager
Initiative for Ukranian-Jewish Shared History and the Holocaust in Ukraine
E-mail: nlazar@ushmm.org
Little, Noelle
Program Coordinator
International Academic Programs
E-mail: nlittle@ushmm.org
Lohse, Alexandra
Applied Research Scholar
E-mail: alohse@ushmm.org
MacNeill, Lindsay
Historian
Division of the Senior Historian
Email: lmacneill@ushmm.org
Magin, Michelle
Assistant Editor
Academic Publications
Email: mmagin@ushmm.org
Matthäus, Jürgen
Director
Applied Research Scholars
E-mail: jmatthaus@ushmm.org
McStravog, Julia
Program Manager
Program on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust
Email: jmcstravog@ushmm.org
Michelbacher, Dallas
Applied Researcher
E-mail: dmichelbacher@ushmm.org
Millard, Nicole
Executive Assistant
E-mail: nmillard@ushmm.org
Newman, Daniel
Program Manager
Initiative for the Study of the Holocaust in the Soviet Union
E-mail: danewman@ushmm.org
Rice, Patricia Heberer
Director
Division of the Senior Historians
E-mail: pheberer-rice@ushmm.org
Rosenson, Claire
Special Projects Editor
National Academic Programs
E-mail: crosenson@ushmm.org
White, Elizabeth (Barry)
Historian
Division of the Senior Historian
E-mail: ewhite@ushmm.org
White, Katharine
Program Officer,
Faculty Outreach and Development
E-mail: kwhite@ushmm.org
Wolfson, Leah
Rosalyn Unger Director of Campus Outreach Programs
E-mail: lwolfson@ushmm.org
