Zvi Gitelman is a Jewish scholar, Professor of Political Science, and Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. He is married to Marlene Gitelman. He has two children, and 6 grandchildren.
Gitleman received a Ph.D. and an M.A. degree from Columbia University. He has usually written about the connection of ethnicity and politics especially in former Communist countries. He has also written about Israeli politics, East European politics, as well as Jewish political attitude.