Background
Bram, Joseph was born on July 17, 1904 in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Son of Nahum and Sophie (Rosenzweig) Bram.
Bram, Joseph was born on July 17, 1904 in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Son of Nahum and Sophie (Rosenzweig) Bram.
License es-Lettres, U. Paris (France), 1930. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1941.
Came to the United States, 1935, naturalized, 1942.
Member faculty Queens College, New York City, 1941-1948. Member of faculty New York University, New York City, 1948-1971, professor sociology and anthropology, 1948-1971, retired. Fellow Royal Anthropology
Institute Great Britain and Ireland.
Special research Jehovah’s Witnesses, Spiritualist cult in Prize ring (The), French Canadian separatist movement.
Married Jean Rhys, June 1946. Children: Susan, Elizabeth, Margaret.