Randolph Braham
| Randolph L. Braham | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 20, 1922 Bucharest, Romania |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | History and political science |
| Institutions | City College |
| Education | The City College of New York |
| Alma mater | The New School for Social Research |
| Known for | Specialist in comparative politics and the Holocaust |
| Notable awards | Jewish National Book Award, Order of Merit Officer’s Cross of the Hungarian Republic, Pro Cultura Hungarica award |
Randolph L. Braham (born 20 December 1922) is an American historian and political scientist, born in Romania, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the City College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. A specialist in comparative politics and the Holocaust, he also is Director of the Rosenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies at the Graduate Center. He is the author or editor of over 60 books and co-authored or written chapters to 50 others. He also has published a large number of scholarly articles, the vast majority dealing with the Holocaust in Hungary.
Born in Bucharest in 1922, as (Adolf Ábrahám), he was raised in Dej, a small town in Transylvania. He spent 1943-45 in a labor service unit with the Hungarian army in the Ukraine and was later incarcerated in a Soviet POW camp. He came to America in early 1948. He received an M.A. from The City College of New York (1949), and a Ph.D. in political science from the The New School for Social Research (1952).
Professor Braham served as a member of the Academic Committee of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C., and as a special advisor for the Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York. His works were used as major source books by courts of law in various countries, including Canada, Germany, Israel, and the United States in cases involving restitution and war crimes.
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