ABOUT
Michael BerenbauM
is the Director of Sigi Ziering Institute: Exploring the Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust at the American Jewish University where he is also a Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies.
The author and editor of 24 books, he was the Executive Editor of the Second Edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica.
For the three years, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. From 1988–93 he served as Project Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, overseeing its creation and later founded its Research Institute.
Berenbaum was the conceptual developer of more than a dozen museums in the United States, Poland, Spain, Mexico, Romania, and North Macedonia. Most recently, he was curator of the award-winning special exhibition Auschwitz: Not Long Ago, Not Far Away. Winner, Grand Prix Prize, EEU, 2020.
He has been the producer, co-producer, executive producer, historical consultant, writer and interviewer and interviewee on more than two dozen films in multiple languages broadcast throughout the world. His work in film has earned him two Emmy Awards and films, which he has worked on have been recognized with more than a dozen Emmys have four Academy Awards.
A dynamic speaker, he is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished scholar of the Holocaust and antisemitism with an broad and extensive knowledge of Jewish history and thought.
Awards
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Academy Awards
1998• The Last Days
1995• One Survivor Remembers: The Gerta Weisman Klein Story
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Emmy Awards
2002 • A Yiddish World Remembered
2001 • Conspiracy
2018 • A Call to Remember: The David Schacter Story
1995 • One Survivor Remembers: The Gerda Weisman Klein Story
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The Telly Awards
2019 • Silver Winner for the Humanity Theater in the Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center
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British Academy Film Awards
2001 • Conspiracy
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The Golden Globes
2001 • Conspiracy
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CableAce Awards
1995 • One Survivor Remembers: The Gerda Weisman Klein Story
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Dartmouth Award
2007 • American Library Association for Best Reference Work in 2006, awarded to the Encyclopedia Judaica [not the individual]
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Grand Prize, EEU
2020 • Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust ”Auschwitz: Not So Far Away, Not So Long Ago”
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Macedonia Biennial of Architecture
2012 • First Place Award for the Interior Design Elements of the Museum (Awarded to BJA)
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Fellowships
1979 • Ezra Styles Fellowship, Yale University,
1977 • Elected Fellowship, Society for Values in Higher Education
1976-1977 • Underwood Fellowship, Danforth Foundation
1974 • George Wise Fellowship, Tel Aviv University
1972-1973 • Charles E. Merrill Fellowship, Department of Religion, Florida State University
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Honorary Doctorates
2015 • College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID
2011 • Gratz College, Menlo Park, PA
2000• Denison University, Granville, OH
1995 • Doctor of Divinity, Nazareth College of Rochester
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Other Honors
1987 • Simon Rockower Memorial Award in Jewish Journalism for Distinguished Coverage of the Arts — American Jewish Press Association
1986 • Simon Rockower Memorial Award in Jewish Journalism for Distinguished Editorial Writing — American Jewish Press Association, First Place
1986 • Simon Rockower Memorial Award in Jewish Journalism for Distinguished Commentary Writing — American Jewish Press Association, Second Place
Experience
Dr. Berenbaum is a leading authority on the Holocaust. His work can be seen in museums all over the world, as well as on television and movie screens. His work has been awarded Academy Awards, Emmys, BAFTAs as well as educational and architectural awards. (See “Award” section above.) He is an engaging speaker who has lectured world wide. Dr. Berenbaum writes for multiple publications in the United States and Israel.
Biography
Curriculum VitaeBe (CV)