religion article_title notable_works birth_date employer name alma_mater
jewish jonathan brent
 '' annals of communism '' series 1949 yivo , bard college jonathan brent university of chicago
jonathan brent

jonathan brent -lrb- born 1949 -rrb- is an american academic , author , and publisher .
as a publisher , he is the director of the `` annals of communism '' series , which he founded in 1992 .
he is currently the ceo and executive director of the yivo institute for jewish research .
as well as visiting alger hiss professor of history and literature at bard college .
