Michael A. Meyer

Dr. Meyer is the Adolph S. Ochs Professor of Jewish History, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati. He began his teaching career with HUC-JIR, Los Angeles. He specializes in Jewish intellectual history and the history of Reform Judaism.

Education
  • Ph.D., HUC-JIR (1964)
Books in Print
  • The Origins of the Modern Jew: Jewish Identity and European Culture in Germany, 1749-1824 Published in Detroit by Wayne State University Press in 1967. Available as a paperback from Wayne State. (order online from amazon.com)
  • Response to Modernity: A History of the Reform Movement in Judaism Published in New York by Oxford University Press in 1988. Available as a paperback from Wayne State University Press. (order online from amazon.com)
  • Jewish Identity in the Modern World Published in Seattle by University of Washington Press in 1990. Available in hardcover from University of Washington Press. (order online from amazon.com)
  • Ideas of Jewish History Published in New York by Behrman House in 1974. Available as a paperback from Wayne State University Press. (order online from amazon.com)
  • German-Jewish History in Modern Times 4 volumes. Published in New York by Columbia University Press, 1996-1998. The volumes are available in hardcover from Columbia University Press. (order online from amazon.com)
  • The Reform Judaism Reader: North American Documents (with W. Gunther Plaut). Published in New York by UAHC Press, 2001. . (order online from amazon.com)
  • Judaism within Modernity: Essays on Jewish History and Religion. Published in Detroit by Wayne State University Press, 2001. (order online from amazon.com)
Electronic Publications In the News
Rabbinical Studies
Cantorial Studies
Jewish Educational Studies
Jewish Nonprofit Management
Grad/Undergrad Studies
Continuing Education
& Youth Programs