Zachary Mazur

Welcome to my site! I'm a historian, lecturer, writer, and teacher.

My main research uncovers the interaction between economics, law and nationalism in East Central Europe.

Posts & Articles

I write brief blog posts on various subjects that interest me.

Zachary Mazur

Silesian coal mining operation, 1920s. In the interwar years, the von Hochberg family was one of the richest in Europe. Hans Heinrich XV...

Zachary Mazur

My main place of employment is the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. When the museum opened about a decade ago, it was a museum...

Zachary Mazur

A few months back, the Austrian History Yearbook asked me to review a new mass market history of Eastern Europe, published by Penguin...