Hillel Kieval

Hillel Kieval is a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania. He is an expert in medieval and early modern European history, with a focus on Jewish history and the history of the Holocaust. Kieval has written extensively on the topics of blood libels and ritual murder trials, and has taught courses on these subjects at the university. He is also a prominent public intellectual and has given talks and lectures on these topics at various institutions. Kieval is a member of the American Historical Association and the Association for Jewish Studies. He has also served as a consultant for various media outlets, including NPR and the BBC.