Jonathan L. Friedmann

Jonathan L. Friedmann (born in 1980) is a scholar of Jewish music and history as well as a cantor. He is a Professor of Jewish Music History at the Academy for Jewish Religion California and Associate Dean of its Jewish Studies Program. He is also president of the Western States Jewish History Association and director of the Jewish Museum of the American West. He has written and edited books about Judaism, music, religion, and history including as collections of essays, writings, and quotations.

He wrote the 2020 book Jewish Gold Country about Jewish pioneers in California from the gold rush era. It is part of the Images of America series and includes numerous photographs.