Lila Corwin Berman

Lila Corwin Berman is the Paul & Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History at New York University, where she directs the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History. Her research focuses on US political history and American Jews. She is the author four books, including most recently _Who Is American? Belonging and the Question of Jewish Citizenship_. _The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex: The History of a Multibillion-Dollar Institution_ was awarded the 2021 Ellis W. Hawley Prize from the Organization of American Historians. In addition to her scholarly articles, Berman has also written guest columns for the Washington Post, the Chronicle of Higher Education, MSNBC, and the Chronicle of Philanthropy.