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About Olga Gershenson, PhD

Professor Gershenson specializes in Jewish and Israel Cultural Studies
She is the author of Gesher: Russian Theater in Israel (2005); Ladies and Gents: Public Toilets and Gender, 2009), and The Phantom Holocaust: Soviet Cinema and Jewish Catastrophe (2013)
Her articles have appeared in Post Script, Iskusstvo Kino, Journal of Jewish Identities, Israel Affairs, The Journal of Israeli History, Journal of Film and Video, Journal of Modern Jewish Studies, The Intercultural and International Communication Annual, Journal of International Communication, Multilingua  and others.
She is editor of special issues of journals of Eastern European Jewish Affairs and Journal of International Women’s Studies
For more information about Professor Gershenson’s work, visit her website.

Positions

Present Core Faculty, University of Massachusetts Amherst ‐ Film Studies
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Present Professor and Chair, University of Massachusetts Amherst ‐ Judaica and Near Eastern Studies
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Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst ‐ Judaica and Near Eastern Studies
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Contact Information

733 Herter Hall
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
Tel:413-545-2550