James Loef­fler is a Pro­fes­sor of Mod­ern Jew­ish His­to­ry at Johns Hop­kins Uni­ver­si­ty. Pre­vi­ous­ly, he served as Dean’s Vis­it­ing Schol­ar at George­town Uni­ver­si­ty Law Cen­ter. Cur­rent­ly a Kogod Senior Research Fel­low at the Shalom Hart­man Insti­tute of North Amer­i­ca, his writ­ing has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, and more. He lives in Wash­ing­ton, D.C., with his family.