Peter Kenez
Esteemed Historian and Holocaust Survivor at UC Santa Cruz
About Me
Peter Kenez, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus in the History Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. A founding faculty member of UCSC's Stevenson College, he has been teaching Russian and modern European history since 1966 after receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard University. His research interests include Russian history, Eastern Europe, 20th-century Europe, and Soviet film. Kenez has taught various courses, including Modern European History and the Holocaust, and has received an Excellence in Teaching award.