Lawrence (Laurie) Baron, now retired, served as the Nasatir Professor of Modern Jewish History at San Diego State University. He served from 1988 to 2006 as director of SDSU’s Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies. He was the founder in 1995 of the Western Jewish Studies Association.
He writes two satire columns for San Diego Jewish World: “Humoring the Headlines” under his byline, and “Hounding the Headlines,” under the byline of his dog Elona.
Books to his credit, available on Amazon, include:
Projecting the Holocaust into the Present: The Changing Focus of Contemporary Holocaust Cinema
The Modern Jewish Experience in World Cinema
The eclectic anarchism of Erich Muhsam (Men & movements in the history & philosophy of anarchism)
His most recent articles are:
“Making Room for the Jews: The House I Live In (1945),” AJS Perspectives, Summer 2023, 86-88.
“The Revolt of Job: Salvaging the Lost World of Rural Hungarian Hasidim,” Journal of Jewish Identities, 16:1-2 (January/July 2023), 181-198.
“Persistent Parallels, Resistant Particularities: Holocaust Analogies and Avoidance in Armenian Genocide Centennial Cinema, in Armenian and Jewish Experience between Expulsion and Destruction, ed. Sarah M. Ross and Regina Randhofer (Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2021), 267-296.
“The Pioneering American Jewish Women Directors from Elaine May to Claudia Weill,” Jews and Gender (Studies in Jewish Civilization), ed. Leonard Greenspoon (W. Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2021), 217-243.
Laurie Baron, PhD, rounds up lectures and programs on a variety of Jewish subjects for the week of June 14, 2020.
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Theatre, Film & BroadcastImpressed by the scope of the George Floyd Protests, I have found the slogans on signs carried by demonstrators are applicable to other aspects of American society. Here’s some examples. [Humor column by Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
Extrapolating the Slogans from the George Floyd Protests Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireProfessor Laurie Baron has compiled a list of lectures on Jewish topics viewable on the Internet
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence BaronWatching footage of the looting occurring across the country, Trump thought: “The lamestream media won’t give me credit for succeeding in reopening America and getting people going into stores.” [Satire by Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
Satire: Trump’s thoughts on George Floyd protests Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USALaurie Baron, PhD, compiles a list of streaming films and documentaries covering racial violence in America.
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Lawrence Baron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAHow many times must a black man say
That he is gasping for air?
How many police must stand idly by
As he dies while they silently stare?
{Parody by Laurie Baron}
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Lawrence Baron, USAWant to catch a lecture online on a Jewish topic? Laurie Baron provides links to some interesting ones.
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Ever since the pandemic began, I have noticed rabbits congregating in increasing numbers behind the fence surrounding the school playground in my neighborhood. As a hound with a primordial instinct to hunt and kill rabbits, I slowly freeze into my stalking position and then tug on the lease to let my owner know I’m ready to chase and pounce on them. I never get that far because the school has been closed and the gate to the playground is locked. [Elona Baron as told to Laurie Baron]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireThese are times we need the laughs, so Prof. Laurie Baron has compiled a list of streaming movies.
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Lawrence Baron, Theatre, Film & BroadcastLaurie Baron, Ph.D., offers a parody of the Lord’s Prayer in response to President Trump’s demand that houses of worship be re-opened.
Satire: The essential Lord’s Prayer Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireA roundup of Jewish content available on the web and via the Public Broadcasting System, Sunday May 24-Thursday, May 28 by Laurie Baron, Ph.D
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It was as Lawrence Baron, the distinguished history professor, rather than as Laurie Baron, the brilliant satirist, for whom women and some men gathered for a Zoom presentation on Tuesday sponsored by Tifereth Israel Synagogue’s Sisterhood. They asked him to evaluate the factors that led some non-Jews during the time of Hitler to risk their lives and those of their families to protect Jews from the genocide. Who, indeed, were the people who have become known in history as “The Righteous Gentiles”? [Our Shtetl San Diego County column by Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Lawrence Baron, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAAfter learning that President Trump is taking Hydroxychloroquine, I consulted medical websites to check on the drug’s side effects. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireYou pretend that you’re washing your hands for 20 seconds, but only do it for 15. … You’re starting to have sexual fantasies about Angela Merkel. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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