Jonathan Brent (author)

Jonathan Brent (1949-) is an American academic, author, publisher, and the director of the Annals of Communism series—which he founded in 1992.^[1] He is currently the CEO and executive director of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.^[2], and a visiting professor at Bard College.

Biography

Jonathan Brent was born in 1949 to bookstore owner Stuart Brent and his wife Jeanette who died when Jonathan was five. He received a B.A. from Columbia University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Chicago.^[1]

He served as editorial director of the Yale University Press from 1991-2009.^[2] Brent also founded the literary magazine, Formations.^[1]

Brent has taught courses in history and literature as a visiting Alger Hiss Professor of History and Literature at Bard College since 2004.^[3]

Published works

• The History of the Yiddish Language^[2]
• The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe^[2]
• The New Yiddish Library^[2]
• The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization^[2]
• The Last Days of the Jerusalem of Lithuania, by Herman Kruk^[2]

Bibliography

• Stalin's Last Crime^[1]
• Inside the Stalin Archives^[1]

Sources

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Brent". http://stuartbrent.com/about_us.php. Retrieved 2011-04-20.  Stuart Brent Books official website "About Us" page, including a short biography of Jonathan Brent
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "YIVO-Brent". http://www.yivoinstitute.org/index.php?tid=154&aid=594. Retrieved 2011-04-20.  YIVO names Jonathan Brent CEO and executive director
3. ^ Bard College: Jonathan Bent (Accessed July 2011)