Saul S. Friedman
{{Short description|American historian (1937–2013)}}
Saul S. Friedman (March 8, 1937 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania – March 31, 2013 in Canfield, Ohio) was an American historian.
Life
Saul S. Friedman, son of Albert and Rebecca Friedman, came from a large Jewish family. He married Nancy Evans in 1964, they had three children, Dr. Molly Friedman, Jason Friedman, as well as the historian Jonathan C. Friedman.[http://www.vindy.com/news/tributes/2013/apr/02/saul-s-friedma/ SAUL S. FRIEDMAN], The Vindicator, 2013
Friedman graduated from Kent State University (BA) and received his PhD in history from Ohio State University. He was appointed Professor of Jewish and Middle East History at Youngstown State University in 1969. In 2000 he founded the YSU Judaic and Holocaust Studies program. In 2006 he retired.[https://academic.oup.com/hgs/article-abstract/27/2/384/606074 In Memoriam: Saul S. Friedman, 1937–2013], Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Volume 27, Issue 2, 1 August 2013, Pages 384
Friedman was a researcher on anti-Semitism. He published a series of books on the Holocaust and the history of the Middle East. In addition to twelve books, he produced documentaries from the late 1980s, five of which were awarded regional Emmy Awards.
Books
=Holocaust=
- No Haven for the Oppressed (1973).
- Pogromchik (1976).
- Amcha (1979).
- The Oberammergau Passion Play (Southern Illinois University Press, 1984).{{cite journal |last1=Mork |first1=Gordon R. |title=Review of THE OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY: A LANCE AGAINST CIVILIZATION |journal=Shofar |date=1984 |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=44–46 |jstor=42940664 }}
- The Terezin Diary of Gonda Redlich (1992).
- Holocaust Literature (1993).
- A History of the Holocaust (2004).
=Middle East=
- Land of Dust (1982).
- Without Future (1989).
- A History of the Middle East (2006).
=Jews in America=
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Category:Youngstown State University faculty
Category:American historians of the Holocaust