Tag: Hebrew University

Dr. Roni Mikel-Arieli's book "Remembering the Holocaust in a Racial State: Holocaust Memory in South Africa from Apartheid to Democracy (1948-1994)" explores the complex interplay between Holocaust memory and apartheid in South Africa.
Jonathan Dekel-Chen, a dual Israeli-U.S. citizen whose son was kidnapped by Hamas in October, criticizes Israel's government for their lack of communication and support compared to the U.S. President Biden and Congress.
The author reflects on her experience as a student at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in the early 1970s, where she found an unexpected mentor in Louis G. Cowan, a prominent figure in media and television production.
A recent study from the Hebrew University's Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science, and Nutrition reveals that Israel has been consistently supplying sufficient food and humanitarian aid to Gaza since January, with an average of 124 trucks entering per day, providing 3,211 calories of nutrition per Gazan daily.
Professor Yael Sternhell from Tel Aviv University will discuss repression in Israeli academia, particularly following the arrest of Palestinian legal scholar Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian who teaches at Hebrew University.
The discussion involves an analysis by Tel Aviv University History Professor Yael Sternhell on the Israeli academia's repression following the arrest of Palestinian legal scholar Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, the discourse about the Gaza War, and the response in Israel to protests in the US.
Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a prominent Palestinian-Israeli professor, has faced arrest and harassment by Israeli authorities for her outspoken criticism of Israeli state practices.
The author reflects on the tragic death of a 7-year-old Palestinian girl named Sidra Hassouna in Gaza due to an Israeli airstrike, highlighting the devastating impact of the conflict on innocent lives.
In this personal essay, Sharon Rosen Leib recounts her meeting with a young Israeli man on a flight to Switzerland in 1985.
Eva Illouz, a renowned sociologist, discusses the profound impact of the Hamas massacre in Israel and the subsequent military response.
In this personal narrative, the author, a Jewish young man from Milwaukee, is living alone and feeling homesick for Christmas in Jerusalem in 1958.
Dr. Nora Derbal, an expert on Saudi Arabia, argues that Saudi society is undergoing significant changes and that any potential normalization of relations with Israel should be seen in this broader context.
Max Stern, a Jewish art dealer whose gallery in Dusseldorf was seized by the Nazis, had one of his stolen paintings, "Portrait of the Artists Children," by Wilhelm von Schadow, returned to the City of Dusseldorf by his heirs nearly 90 years later.
Albert Einstein visited Mandatory Palestine 100 years ago as part of a larger trip to the Far East and Middle East.
In a discussion on the constitutional crisis in Israel, Professor Michael Karayanni of the Hebrew University provides insight into how he and his fellow Arab citizens perceive the conflict between the country's Supreme Court and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
A new study warns that Israel could face a severe shortage of fresh water in the coming decades due to population growth.
In this episode of Election Overdose, the discussion revolves around the non-political economics of Israel and why Israelis often complain about economic problems but rarely vote based on economic platforms.
Dr. Naomi Shmuel, an anthropologist, focuses on the book she authored titled Generations of Hope: Traditions and Intergenerational Transferal with the Transition from Ethiopia to Israel.
Dr. Naomi Shmuel, an anthropologist at Hebrew University, explores the hybrid identity of Israelis of Ethiopian origin in her book Generations of Hope, focusing on the transition from Ethiopia to Israel and intergenerational transferal of traditions.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Dr. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg, a historian and Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, discusses the history of halacha (Jewish law).
Dr. Laura Wharton, a Jerusalem City Council member and adjunct lecturer at Hebrew University, analyzes the decline of the Labor Party's social agenda in her book "Is the Party Over? How Israel Lost its Social Agenda".
Dr. Laura Wharton, a Jerusalem City Council member and lecturer at Hebrew University, explores the decline of the Labor Party in her book "Is the Party Over? How Israel Lost its Social Agenda."
Israeli political scientist Gayil Talshir, in her book "Governability or Democracy," delves into the concerning erosion of democratic institutions and values in Israel, such as attacks on the judiciary, prioritizing the majority over minorities, loyalty tests, corruption, and illiberalism.
The Israel-EU relationship, stemming from their post-World War II founding ideals, is complex, characterized by strong economic ties but political tensions.
The relationship between Israel and the European Union, both established post-World War II, has been characterized by strong economic connections but political tensions.