Rafael Medoff

Rafael Medoff
Rafael Medoff speaking at a conference at Fordham University Law School in New York City in October 2012.
Born	c. 1959 (age 57–58)
Occupation	Professor, columnist, author
Language	English
Nationality	American
Education	PhD
Alma mater	Yeshiva University
Genre	historical non-fiction, superhero fantasy
Notable works	The Deafening Silence: American Jewish Leaders and the Holocaust Encyclopaedia Judaica

Rafael Medoff (born c. 1959) is an American historian, the founding director of The David Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, which is based in Washington, D.C. and focuses on issues related to America's response to the Holocaust.

Medoff received his PhD from Yeshiva University in New York City in 1991. In 2001 he was Visiting Scholar in Jewish Studies at the State University of New York at Purchase.

Medoff has taught Jewish history at Ohio State University, Purchase College of the State University of New York, and elsewhere.

Medoff has served on the editorial boards of American Jewish History, Southern Jewish History, Shofar and Menorah Review.

He has been closely associated and Academic Council member of American Jewish Historical Society for many years. He has served on its Academic Council since 1995, authored installments of its "Chapters in American Jewish History" series, and served as associate book review editor (1999–2001) and then associate editor (2002–2006) of its scholarly journal, American Jewish History. He has also served as a consultant to the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington and the Jewish Historical Society of Maryland.