Nora Lessersohn — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Faculty in the Dornsife History Department at the University of Southern California
Scholar of the US and the Middle East, specializing in U.S. and Armenian histories of culture and politics
Writing a book titled 'The Sultan of New York' about one of the first Middle Eastern American citizens
Taught at Columbia University, George Washington University, and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Held fellowships at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Museum of American History

Biography

Nora Lessersohn is a historian, educator, writer, speaker, and advisor, currently serving as faculty in the Dornsife History Department at the University of Southern California, Capital Campus. As a scholar of the U.S.

and the Middle East, she possesses particular expertise in U.S. and Armenian histories of culture and politics.

She is currently writing a book titled 'The Sultan of New York,' which focuses on one of the first Middle Eastern American citizens.