How is it that the culture of German-speaking Europe has so profoundly influenced and shaped Western civilization—and especially the culture of the United States—through the centuries and into today?

When Yiddish studies professor Saul Noam Zaritt was denied tenure in June at the direction of Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76, Zaritt’s own tenure review committee was stunned. They say Harvard ...

Robert Mailhammer receives funding from the Australian Research Council. His work has also been supported by the Volkswagen Foundation, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the Hans Rausing Endangered ...