Background
Black, Peter Russell was born on December 29, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Sidney James and Adelaide (Aronoff) Black.
Black, Peter Russell was born on December 29, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Sidney James and Adelaide (Aronoff) Black.
Bachelor, University Wisconsin, 1972. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1981.
Staff historian Office Special Investigations, Washington, 1978—1986, chief historian, 1986—1997. Senior historian United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, since 1997. Adjunct professor George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, 1990—2002.
Member special education advisory committee, Arlington, Virginia, 1997—1998. Member executive committee Conference Group on Central European History, 2004. Member of German Studies Association, American History Association.
Married Mary Elise Mattson, May 19, 1950. Children: Aaron William, Laura Elizabeth.