Richard Menkis is Associate Professor of Jewish History at the University of British Columbia and specializes in the history of Jewish experiences in Canada. His publications include, with Harold Troper, More than Just Games: Canada and the 1936 Olympics. He is currently working  with Pierre Anctil on a two-volume documentary history of Canadian Jewry. For his publications, his public history projects, and other contributions, he was the 2018 winner of the Louis Rosenberg Canadian Jewish Studies Distinguished Service Award.