Sachar, Abram L(eon) (1899-1993)

US historian and university president. Sachar taught history at the University of Illinois, 1923-48, where he served as the national director of the Hillel Foundation, 1933-48. He was chosen as the first president of the nonsectarian Jewish Brandeis University. During his long career he served on numerous committees and boards, was the recipient of many honours, and published a number of books, including A History of the Jews (1929).