Dr. Josh Parshall: Director, Department of History
Dr. Josh Parshall has served as the Director of History at the ISJL since July 2017. This is his second stint at the ISJL, having previously worked as oral historian from 2009 to 2013. His academic interests include American Jewish culture and politics, Yiddish language and culture, and southern studies. He holds a Ph.D. from the Department of American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where his dissertation research focused on southern branches of the Arbeter Ring (Workmen's Circle). Dr. Parshall is also the current President of the Southern Jewish Historical Society.
Dr. Parshall is available for speaking engagements through the ISJL’s cultural programming presenters roster. Possible topics include southern Jewish history, southern Jews and the Civil Rights Movement, and Yiddish culture in the South. He is married to former ISJL Education Fellow Allison Goldman Parshall, with whom he has three children. His other interests include bicycles, comic books, and disc sports. If you're interested in southern Jewish history or have information to share, email Dr. Parshall.
Dr. Parshall is available for speaking engagements through the ISJL’s cultural programming presenters roster. Possible topics include southern Jewish history, southern Jews and the Civil Rights Movement, and Yiddish culture in the South. He is married to former ISJL Education Fellow Allison Goldman Parshall, with whom he has three children. His other interests include bicycles, comic books, and disc sports. If you're interested in southern Jewish history or have information to share, email Dr. Parshall.