Professor Emeritus of History
Thomas Glick was educated as a medieval historian and Arabist, specializing in medieval Spain. He is director of the Shtetl Economic History Project, which curates the University’s collection of Jewish business documents from Romania and Poland. His recent research focused on Jewish life in World War I-era Madrid and the role played by Abraham Yahuda and Max Nordau, who interacted in Madrid during the war. He is also interested in the participation of Yiddish-speaking Jews in the Spanish Civil War.