Gerald Steinacher
Assistant Professor of History
and Hymen Rosenberg Professor of Judaic Studies
Contact Information:
628 Oldfather Hall
Department of History
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
Phone: (402) 472-3250
Fax: (402) 472-8839
E-mail:
Joined the Department:
August 2011
I received my Ph.D. in History in 1999 from the University of Innsbruck (Austria). Prior to my appointment as an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, I served as a Research Fellow in the Center for European Studies at Harvard University. In 2006 I was a Visiting Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. and until recently I worked as an independent researcher for the Museum's Oral History Department. I served as a researcher with the Independent Commission of Historians at the German Foreign Office (2006-2009), an expert consultant with the European Commission for Research Projects in the Humanities (2009-2010), and an expert consultant on War Crimes (WWII) with the Italian Military Prosecution's Office (2003-2005).
My research focuses on 20th Century European History with emphasis on Fascism, National Socialism, Holocaust and intelligence studies. I have published two books, edited nine volumes, and wrote a large number of book chapters and journal articles on these topics. My post-doctoral research examined the postwar fate of Nazis and Holocaust perpetrators and the institutions facilitating their escape from Europe. The result of this research came out as a book entitled, Nazis on the Run. How Hitler's Henchmen Fled Justice. This academic book was published in several languages and countries with the English edition put out by Oxford University Press in 2011. Furthermore the book was recently awarded the 2011 National Jewish Book Award in the Holocaust category. Currently, I am working on a book, which explores the lessons learned by the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from its handling of the Holocaust, and the ensuing policy changes regarding genocide and victims of war in the years following World War II.
Expertise:
- Intelligence History
- Jewish History
- Italian Fascism
- Holocaust
- Central European History
Education:
University of Trento (Italy), 1992-1993
University of New Orleans, Graduate Program, 1995-1996
University of Innsbruck:
Ph.D. Contemporary History, 1999
Masters in History and Political Sciences, 1995
Office Hours: WE 1.30 to 2.30 p.m. or by appointment
Courses:
Fall 2012: HIST 328/828 History of Germany 1914-2012
Fall 2012: HIST 450 Capstone Seminar (Your research matters!)
Spring 2013: HIST 339/839 The Holocaust
Spring 2013: HIST/JUDS 333 Jews in the Modern World
Links and Further Information:
For more information, please visit my website at www.geraldsteinacher.com
