Paul Mojzes

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Paul Mojzes
Born (1936-11-10) 10 November 1936 (age 86)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Belgrade
Florida Southern College BA
Boston University PhD
Occupation(s)Professor emeritus
Religious studies scholar
Notable workBalkan Genocides: Holocaust and Ethnic Cleansing in the Twentieth Century

Paul Mojzes (born 10 November 1936) [1] is an academic who is professor emeritus of Religious Studies at Rosemont College. [2]

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Education and career

Mojzes was born in Osijek and grew up in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia. [3] Upon graduation from the gymnasium in Novi Sad, he studied at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law before coming to the United States in 1957. [4] He received his B.A. from Florida Southern College in 1959 [5] and doctorate in Eastern European Church History from Boston University in 1965. [1] As well as teaching, Mojzes was also chair of the Religious Studies and Humanities Department at Rosemont College. [6]

He was the co-editor of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies , and founder and co-editor of Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe. [7] Additionally, he was the interim director of the Gratz College Holocaust and Genocide Studies doctoral program and continues to teach at Gratz as an adjunct professor. [8] He was also distinguished visiting professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Richard Stockton College. [9] He is a member of the United Methodist Church. [10]

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