Staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Mehnaz Afridi

Professor of Religious Studies, 
Director, Holocaust Genocide and Interfaith Education Center Director

mehnaz.afridi@manhattan.edu

http://www.manhattan.edu/faculty/mehnazafri 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Jeff Horn

Professor of History, 
Former Holocaust Center Director

jeff.horn@manhattan.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christopher Belden

Student Assistant to the Director 

cbelden01@manhattan.edu  


 


 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Frederick Schweitzer

Professor Emeritus of History, Director Emeritus

Co-founder 
 



 

 

 

 

 

Brother Peter Drake F.S.C.

Associate Director-co-founder

Prof. Frederick Schweitzer Remembers Bro. Peter Drake, F.S.C.

 

 

 

 

Board Members: 

  • Dr. Elena Procario-Foley, Chair, Br. John G. Driscoll Professor of Jewish-Catholic Studies, Director, Core Curriculum Iona College, NY
  • Br. Daniel Gardner FSC, Interim President, Manhattan College
  • Dr. Cory Blad, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts, Manhattan College
  • Dr. Steven Schreiner, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Dr. William Clyde, Interim Provost, Manhattan College
  • Br. Jack Curran FSC, Vice President for Mission, Manhattan College
  • Mithat Gashi, Consultant, Lecturer at Lehman College, New World High School Principal, NY
  • Fr. Thomas Franks,  Chaplain, Campus Ministry & Social Action, Manhattan College
  • Dr. Jeff Horn, Professor of History, Manhattan College
  • Marti Michael, Retired Executive Director, The Riverdale Y, New York
  • Dr. Paul Droubie, Assistant Professor of History, Director of International Studies, Manhattan College
  • Dr. Kevin Ahern, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Manhattan College
  • Dr.  Nuwan Jayawickreme, Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of Peace Studies, Manhattan College
  • Dr. Frederick Schweitzer, Professor of History, Emeritus, Manhattan College
  • Rabbi Linda Shriner-Cahn, Rabbi of Congregation Tehillah, Riverdale NY
  • Rabbi Robert Kaplan is currently the founding Director of The Center for Community Leadership, (formally known as CAUSE – NY) a division of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC)
  • Dr. Ian Levy, Graduate Director and Assistant Professor of Counseling and Therapy
  • Dr. Daisy Khan, Founder of Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality (WISE)
  • Marin Bultena, Student Representative
  • Rebecca Kranich, Student Representative  

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