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Title
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Martin "Marty" Shichtman, Oral History Interview, 2025
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Performer
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Martin "Marty" Shichtman
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Interviewer
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Kat Hacanyan
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Description
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Martin "Marty" Shichtman is professor emeritus and the Founding Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at EMU. A professor of English and Literature for nearly four decades, Shichtman taught both graduate and undergraduate level courses in subjects like Arthurian literature and Jewish-American literature. During his tenure at EMU he introduced the first Jewish Studies class, which soon led to the creation of a Jewish Studies minor, and eventually the Center for Jewish Studies. Shichtman served as the center's director from its opening in 2012 to his retirement in 2022 and continues to be involved as a member of the advisory board. In this interview, Shichtman talks about growing up Jewish in Brooklyn, the establishment and growth of the Center, and how much he's seen the impact its had both on EMU students and himself.
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Exact Date
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2/17/2025
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Run Time
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1:16:56
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Publisher
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Eastern Michigan University Archives
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Collection Location
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013.OH
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Rights
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Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
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Subject
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EMU Center for Jewish Studies, EMU Center for Oral History Research, Jewish Studies, CJS, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Jewish identity, community partnerships, higher education, emeritus faculty, New York, travel courses, English and Literature Department, Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor, Brooklyn NY, Zekelman Holocaust Center, program planning, interdisciplinary teaching, Carl Levin, Jewish music and theater, academic development
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Language
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English
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Type
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Item
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performer
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Martin "Marty" Shichtman
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interviewer
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Kat Hacanyan
Shichtman Soundcloud