Arthur A. Goren (Hebrew: ארתור גורן; February 15, 1926 - March 11, 2022) was the Russell and Bettina Knapp Professor Emeritus of American Jewish History at Columbia University in New York City.
He was raised in Washington, DC, and New York City, NY, and was an activist in the Habonim (“the builders”), a Labor Zionist youth movement.
He then went back to Columbia University and was the Russell and Bettina Knapp Professor of American Jewish History from the chair's establishment in 1988 through his retirement in 2005.
[5] Specializing in “social and cultural Jewish history of the United States,” he has published numerous books and articles, including seminal works in the field.
He has held numerous positions on boards and committees, including Chairman of the Department of American Studies at the Hebrew University from 1970-1973 and again in the 1980s.