Helen Fein


Helen Fein was a historical sociologist and professor who specialized in genocide, human rights, collective violence and other issues. She was an author and editor of four books and monographs, an associate of the International Security Program, and a founder and first president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars. Fein was the executive director of the Institute for the Study of Genocide. She died on May 14, 2022, at the age of 87.

Definition of antisemitism

In The persisting question: sociological perspectives and social contexts of modern antisemitism, Fein wrote:

Publications