Jack
Kugelmass
University of Florida
Ellie and Herbert D. Katz Distinguished Fellowship
Research Topic
The Travel Writings of Hayyim Shoshkes
Bio
Jack Kugelmass is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida. He is a cultural anthropologist with a focus on the anthropology of Jewish life, especially in Poland and the United States. Kugelmass will research the writings of the great Yiddish travel writer Hayyim Shoshkes (1891–1964).
