WELCOME
to the (mostly) professional website of Jonathan Ezra Goldman, literature/cultural history professor by day, sometime musician by night. I created this site as a one-stop portal for the various projects I've had going on over the past few years, some completed, some in progress.
NEW BOOK
My new book, Hidden Histories of Jazz Age New York from the Suppressed to the Strange (SUNY Press, 2026) is out! Email me for a discount code.
Launch Events! Check this space for more, or write me ask!
JUNE 4, 2026 at BOOK CULTURE
Join me for a launch event June 4, 2026 at Book Culture.
This book is a culmination of years of research about 1920s NYC, some of which you can find on my website New York 1920s: One Hundred Years Ago Today, When We Became Modern.
Explore a playlist of songs discussed in “Hidden History of Jazz Age New York"
UPDATES
Spring/Summer 2026:
Join me for a 3-session course at CUNY’s Gotham Center: “Hidden Histories of 1920s New York.” It draws on my book and new research as well. For more info and registration click here.
New article! I am very pleased that The Syncopated Times published my piece about the opening of the Savoy, NYC's first dance club to discard Jim Crow practices, 100 years ago. Read it here.
New article! I wrote about Columbia University’s racist legacy, including its tacit acceptance of the KKK presence on its campus in the 1920s, relating to its collaborations with ICE today. Did you know that the Klan burned a cross on the CU quad in 1924? Find out more here. (Photo by Noah Obadashian)