Norbert Guterman (1900–1984) was a scholar, and translator of scholarly and literary works from French, German, Polish, Yiddish, and Latin into English.
[2] In the 1930s, Guterman worked closely with French Marxist theorist Henri Lefebvre in popularizing the Marxist notions of alienation and mystification.
[3] Guterman, who was Jewish, moved to the United States in 1933, where he took on translation work for the Monthly Review, eventually becoming an editor.
He later became interested in Hassidic Judaism, though it is not clear if he became observant or was a hasid of a specific rebbe.
[4] In 1936 he became an associate member of the Institute for Social Research on the recommendation of Max Horkheimer who held a great deal of respect for him.