Lior B Sternfeld
Biographic Data
| ID | 4789557 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lior B Sternfeld |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lior B |
| FAMILY NAME | Sternfeld |
| SIGNATURE | STERNFELD L B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4363-5458 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Migration as extended negotiation: Iranian Jews across Iran, Israel, and the United States
This article examines the migration of Iranian Jews following the 1979 Revolution, challenging conventional narratives that frame Middle Eastern Jewish emigration as a unidirectional flight from persecution to safety. Drawing on archival sources, published memoirs, and oral history interviews, it introduces the concept of “exit without closure” to describe a distinctively middle-class, transnational migration pattern in which departure was undert…
What Are the Iranian Frontiers in 2025
Professor Daniel Tsadik: Obituary
The untimely and abrupt death of Professor Daniel Tsadik at age 54 on November 17, 2023, shocked and deeply saddened his loved ones and his many colleagues, friends, and students.His death was caused by complications resulting from a pulmonary ailment that had been diagnosed just two months earlier.He was laid
Alma Rachel Heckman. The Sultan’s Communists: Moroccan Jews and the Politics of Belonging
Global Reflections on Mohammad Mosaddeq
The seventieth anniversary of the 1953 coup that toppled the government of Mohammad Mossadeq in Iran provides the opportunity to assess not only the history of Iran during Mossadeq's premiership and the consequential oil crisis, but also to examine Mossadeq's legacy, the oil nationalization, and the conflict between Iran and the West. Mosaddeq's personality and distinct profile, which continued to haunt the West for decades even after his death, …
Mena Jewry after "the Middle Eastern Turn": Modernity and Its Shadows
MENA Jewry after "the Middle Eastern Turn":Modernity and Its Shadows Michelle Campos (bio), Orit Bashkin (bio), and Lior Sternfeld (bio) In the fall of 2021 Netflix began broadcasting an original Turkish dramatic series, "Kulüp" (The Club), which centered on the tragic story of a Sephardi Jewish convicted murderer, Matilda Aseo, as she earned early release from prison and attempted to rebuild her new life. Based on the family story of one of the …
Scholars in conversation on the Middle East crisis
Combating the Double Erasure: Can a Jew (Kalimi) be an Iranian in the Islamic Republic
Since the 1979 revolution, Iranian Jews have faced two powerful and inherently contradictory calls to compromise their voice and identity. From one side, Israel has consistently held the opinion that as an at-risk community they should be evacuated and resettled. On the other, Iran's revolutionary regime has made “Islamic” a centerpiece of Iranian identity, placing Jewish identity directly at odds with what it means to be an Iranian. For decades,…
Chelsi Mueller. The Origins of the Arab-Iranian Conflict: Nationalism and Sovereignty in the Gulf between the World Wars
The Arab-Iranian rivalry, much like its equivalent Sunni-Shi’a rivalry, has been a trope frequently used and abused by scholars and pundits to explain the complex history and contemporary relations between Iran and the Arab world. Most recently, the eight-year war between Iran and Iraq drew international attention to this conflict as a way to explain it. But it has a much longer history. Ferdowsi’s tenth-century epic poem, the Shahnameh, depicted…
Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran
Between Iran and Zion analyzes the responses of Iranian Jews to the social, political, and cultural developments of the twentieth century. The book examines their integration into the nation-building projects of the twentieth century (by the first and second Pahlavi monarchs, and then by the postrevolutionary Islamic Republic); it analyzes their various reactions to Zionism from the early twentieth century, through the state years, and until the …
“Poland Is Not Lost While We Still Live”: The Making of Polish Iran, 1941–45
During World War II, millions of refugees fled their homes and were displaced across Europe, central Asia, and the Middle East. In September 1939, Nazi and Soviet armies invaded Poland, resulting in countless individuals being deported or "resettled"—forcibly exiled to labor camps in Siberia and Soviet central Asia. This article examines the story of a large wave of Polish refugees granted amnesty by Iran after the Soviets allied with Great Brita…
Iran days in Egypt: Mosaddeq's Visit to Cairo in 1951
During Mohammad Mosaddeq’s tenure as the Iranian Prime Minister, the struggles for de-colonization took shape vis-à-vis the old superpowers, Britain and France, in Iran and the rest of the Middle East. Following the nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Mohammad Mosaddeq became the first Middle Eastern Muslim leader that overcame Britain, albeit temporarily. Mosaddeq paid a price, overthrown in 1953 in an American and British-backed c…
The Revolution's Forgotten Sons and Daughters: The Jewish Community in Tehran during the 1979 Revolution
The 1979 revolution in Iran was one of the most popular revolutions of the twentieth century. It was supported by all the classes of Iranian society, and crossed social strata, positions, and religious affiliations. A lot is known about the participation of different parts, such as students, urban professionals, religious leaders, bazaaris, and leftists, yet little is known about the participation of Jews in the revolutionary movements. This arti…
Jewish-Iranian Identities in the Pahlavi Era
A few years ago, while conducting archival research on Pahlavi-era Iranian newspapers, I came across a photo from the anti-shah demonstrations that took place in late 1978 and early 1979. It showed a large group of Armenians protesting against the shah. In these years many Iranians and Westerners considered the shah's policies beneficial for religious minorities in Iran. Around the same time, I found a sentence that made this discovery more intri…
The Revolution's Forgotten Sons and Daughters: The Jewish Community in Tehran during the 1979 Revolution
The 1979 revolution in Iran was one of the most popular revolutions of the twentieth century. It was supported by all the classes of Iranian society, and crossed social strata, positions, and religious affiliations. A lot is known about the participation of different parts, such as students, urban professionals, religious leaders, bazaaris, and leftists, yet little is known about the participation of Jews in the revolutionary movements. This arti…
Combating the Double Erasure: Can a Jew (Kalimi) be an Iranian in the Islamic Republic
Since the 1979 revolution, Iranian Jews have faced two powerful and inherently contradictory calls to compromise their voice and identity. From one side, Israel has consistently held the opinion that as an at-risk community they should be evacuated and resettled. On the other, Iran's revolutionary regime has made “Islamic” a centerpiece of Iranian identity, placing Jewish identity directly at odds with what it means to be an Iranian. For decades,…
Iran days in Egypt: Mosaddeq's Visit to Cairo in 1951
During Mohammad Mosaddeq’s tenure as the Iranian Prime Minister, the struggles for de-colonization took shape vis-à-vis the old superpowers, Britain and France, in Iran and the rest of the Middle East. Following the nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Mohammad Mosaddeq became the first Middle Eastern Muslim leader that overcame Britain, albeit temporarily. Mosaddeq paid a price, overthrown in 1953 in an American and British-backed c…
The Revolution's Forgotten Sons and Daughters: The Jewish Community in Tehran during the 1979 Revolution
The 1979 revolution in Iran was one of the most popular revolutions of the twentieth century. It was supported by all the classes of Iranian society, and crossed social strata, positions, and religious affiliations. A lot is known about the participation of different parts, such as students, urban professionals, religious leaders, bazaaris, and leftists, yet little is known about the participation of Jews in the revolutionary movements. This arti…
Jewish-Iranian Identities in the Pahlavi Era
A few years ago, while conducting archival research on Pahlavi-era Iranian newspapers, I came across a photo from the anti-shah demonstrations that took place in late 1978 and early 1979. It showed a large group of Armenians protesting against the shah. In these years many Iranians and Westerners considered the shah's policies beneficial for religious minorities in Iran. Around the same time, I found a sentence that made this discovery more intri…
Iran days in Egypt: Mosaddeq's Visit to Cairo in 1951
During Mohammad Mosaddeq’s tenure as the Iranian Prime Minister, the struggles for de-colonization took shape vis-à-vis the old superpowers, Britain and France, in Iran and the rest of the Middle East. Following the nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Mohammad Mosaddeq became the first Middle Eastern Muslim leader that overcame Britain, albeit temporarily. Mosaddeq paid a price, overthrown in 1953 in an American and British-backed c…
Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran
Between Iran and Zion analyzes the responses of Iranian Jews to the social, political, and cultural developments of the twentieth century. The book examines their integration into the nation-building projects of the twentieth century (by the first and second Pahlavi monarchs, and then by the postrevolutionary Islamic Republic); it analyzes their various reactions to Zionism from the early twentieth century, through the state years, and until the …
“Poland Is Not Lost While We Still Live”: The Making of Polish Iran, 1941–45
During World War II, millions of refugees fled their homes and were displaced across Europe, central Asia, and the Middle East. In September 1939, Nazi and Soviet armies invaded Poland, resulting in countless individuals being deported or "resettled"—forcibly exiled to labor camps in Siberia and Soviet central Asia. This article examines the story of a large wave of Polish refugees granted amnesty by Iran after the Soviets allied with Great Brita…
Chelsi Mueller. The Origins of the Arab-Iranian Conflict: Nationalism and Sovereignty in the Gulf between the World Wars
The Arab-Iranian rivalry, much like its equivalent Sunni-Shi’a rivalry, has been a trope frequently used and abused by scholars and pundits to explain the complex history and contemporary relations between Iran and the Arab world. Most recently, the eight-year war between Iran and Iraq drew international attention to this conflict as a way to explain it. But it has a much longer history. Ferdowsi’s tenth-century epic poem, the Shahnameh, depicted…
Mena Jewry after "the Middle Eastern Turn": Modernity and Its Shadows
MENA Jewry after "the Middle Eastern Turn":Modernity and Its Shadows Michelle Campos (bio), Orit Bashkin (bio), and Lior Sternfeld (bio) In the fall of 2021 Netflix began broadcasting an original Turkish dramatic series, "Kulüp" (The Club), which centered on the tragic story of a Sephardi Jewish convicted murderer, Matilda Aseo, as she earned early release from prison and attempted to rebuild her new life. Based on the family story of one of the …
Scholars in conversation on the Middle East crisis
Combating the Double Erasure: Can a Jew (Kalimi) be an Iranian in the Islamic Republic
Since the 1979 revolution, Iranian Jews have faced two powerful and inherently contradictory calls to compromise their voice and identity. From one side, Israel has consistently held the opinion that as an at-risk community they should be evacuated and resettled. On the other, Iran's revolutionary regime has made “Islamic” a centerpiece of Iranian identity, placing Jewish identity directly at odds with what it means to be an Iranian. For decades,…
Professor Daniel Tsadik: Obituary
The untimely and abrupt death of Professor Daniel Tsadik at age 54 on November 17, 2023, shocked and deeply saddened his loved ones and his many colleagues, friends, and students.His death was caused by complications resulting from a pulmonary ailment that had been diagnosed just two months earlier.He was laid
Alma Rachel Heckman. The Sultan’s Communists: Moroccan Jews and the Politics of Belonging
Global Reflections on Mohammad Mosaddeq
The seventieth anniversary of the 1953 coup that toppled the government of Mohammad Mossadeq in Iran provides the opportunity to assess not only the history of Iran during Mossadeq's premiership and the consequential oil crisis, but also to examine Mossadeq's legacy, the oil nationalization, and the conflict between Iran and the West. Mosaddeq's personality and distinct profile, which continued to haunt the West for decades even after his death, …
Migration as extended negotiation: Iranian Jews across Iran, Israel, and the United States
This article examines the migration of Iranian Jews following the 1979 Revolution, challenging conventional narratives that frame Middle Eastern Jewish emigration as a unidirectional flight from persecution to safety. Drawing on archival sources, published memoirs, and oral history interviews, it introduces the concept of “exit without closure” to describe a distinctively middle-class, transnational migration pattern in which departure was undert…
What Are the Iranian Frontiers in 2025
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