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Laura Newman Eckstein

Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Curator of Early American Judaica Digital Humanities

Laura Newman Eckstein is the Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica Curator of Digital Humanities at Penn Libraries. Laura is also currently a PhD candidate in the Penn history department. Her studies focus on Jews in the early Atlantic world (17th-19th centuries) with specific interests in trade networks, material culture, and digital humanities methodologies. Prior to her doctoral studies, Laura worked as the Judaica Digital Humanities Coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Laura holds a bachelor's degree with the highest honors in religion from Haverford College.

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Areas of Expertise
  • Digital humanities
  • Judaica special collections