BIO

Zachary Mazur, PhD

I'm a native New Yorker, trained as a historian of eastern Europe at Yale University.

My first book is about radical nationalism and the growth of political violence before the First World War. To learn more about this project, check out my post here: To Kill a Spy

Education

I received my BA from the City College of New York, CUNY and then entered the doctoral program at Yale University where I completed my MA, MPhil and PhD.

Employment

I am a Senior Historian at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews POLIN and a lecturer at the Polish Academy of Sciences Doctoral School Anthropos.

I've been a writer, translator, researcher, and teacher for the past ten years. Aside from various individual freelance projects, I've helped corporations work more efficiently, led marketing campaigns and managed teams.