Dan Diner

Dan Diner (born 20 May 1946) is an Israeli-German historian and political writer.

Diner is Chair of the Alfred Landecker Foundation and its Governing Council.

[1] He is also a full member of the philological-historical class of the Saxon Academy of Sciences.

[2] Prof. Diner's research focuses on two main topics: the conceptualization of modern Jewish history and an interpretation of WWII observed from the periphery.

[3] In 2025, Diner was awarded the Ludwig Börne Prize, suggested by the sole judge Daniel Cohn-Bendit.