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Israel Institute Scholars and Artists School Year 2019-2020
Visiting faculty and artists are available to give talksEach year, the Israel Institute brings scholars of modern Israel and Israeli artists
to the United States to teach and perform on university campuses. Visiting Israeli
faculty and artists are available to give talks and performances on campus and
in the wider community.
Below is a list of visiting faculty and artists who will be on campus during the
2019-2020 school year. Israel Institute visiting faculty are drawn from highly
respected universities, colleges, and research institutions. They come from
a wide variety of disciplines, including political science, history, sociology,
anthropology, communication, and economics. Likewise, among our visiting
artists are filmmakers, choreographers, musicians, and authors who represent
the best of Israel’s vibrant cultural scene.
If you are interested in hosting a scholar or artist, please contact:
For more information about the Israel Institute, please visit: www.israelinstitute.org.
The Israel Institute is an independent, nonpartisan, and non-advocacy 501(c)(3)
organization that advances rigorous teaching, research, and discourse about modern
Israel in partnership with leading academic, research, and cultural institutions.
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2019-2020 GRANT RECIPIENTS
BRIG. GEN. (RET.) MEIR ELRAN
HOST INSTITUTION: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOTERM:
Spring 2020
HOME INSTITUTION: The Institute for National Security Studies
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Political Science: Israeli National Security
AMB. ZION EVRONY
HOST INSTITUTION: THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICATERM:
School Year 2019-2020
HOME INSTITUTION: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Retired)
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Political Science: Christian-Jewish Relations
ERAN FEITELSON
HOST INSTITUTION: SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITYTERM:
Fall 2019
HOME INSTITUTION: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geography: Environmental Policy and Planning; Water Policy
Visiting Faculty Program
ERIC FLEISCH
HOST INSTITUTION: PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
PH.D. INSTITUTION: Brandeis University
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Israel Studies; American Jewish History
BOAZ GANOR
HOST INSTITUTION: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYTERM: Spring 2020
HOME INSTITUTION: The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Political Science: Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
HAREL CHOREV HALEWA
HOST INSTITUTION: YESHIVA UNIVERSITYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
HOME INSTITUTION: Tel Aviv University
AREA OF EXPERTISE: History: Middle Eastern Studies; Historical Network Analysis
YEHONATAN GIVATI
HOST INSTITUTION: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYTERM: Spring 2020
HOME INSTITUTION: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Law: Economic Analysis of Law
CHARLES FREILICH
HOST INSTITUTION:
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYTERM:
Spring 2020
HOME INSTITUTION: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University
AREA OF EXPERTISE: U.S.-Middle East Policy; Israeli National Security Strategy
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2019-2020 GRANT RECIPIENTS
DAFNA LANGGUT
HOST INSTITUTION: UC SAN DIEGOTERM: Spring 2020
HOME INSTITUTION: Tel Aviv University
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Archaeology; Ancient Near Eastern Cultures
LUBA LEVIN-BANCHIK
HOST INSTITUTION: SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
PH.D. INSTITUTION:
Bar-Ilan University
AREA OF EXPERTISE: International Relations: Arab-Israeli Conflict; Terrorism; Security Crises; World Politics Simulations
ROY PELED
HOST INSTITUTION: UC BERKELEYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
HOME INSTITUTION:
College of Management Academic Studies
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Law: Administrative and Constitutional Law; Freedom of the Press; Freedom of Expression
Visiting Faculty Program (CONTINUED)
NOA LAVIE
HOST INSTITUTION: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOTERM: School Year 2019-2020
HOME INSTITUTION: The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Sociology: Media and Communication; Television Studies; Cultural Industries
LIAT MAGGID ALON
HOST INSTITUTION: THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGNTERM: School Year 2019-2020
PH.D. INSTITUTION: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
AREA OF EXPERTISE: History: Jewish Community of Egypt; Women, Gender, and Family
YAIR LORBERBAUM
HOST INSTITUTION: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYTERM: Fall 2019
HOME INSTITUTION:
Bar-Ilan University
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Law: Philosophy of Law; Jewish Law
LIHI LAHAT
HOST INSTITUTION: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYTERM: Fall 2019
HOME INSTITUTION: Sapir Academic College
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Public Policy: Poverty and Social Services
TALLY KRITZMAN-AMIR
HOST INSTITUTION: HARVARD UNIVERSITYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
HOME INSTITUTION: The College of Law and Business
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Law: Israeli Law and Society; Human Rights; Immigration and Refugee Law
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2019-2020 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Visiting Faculty Program (CONTINUED)
TAL ZARSKY
HOST INSTITUTION: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIATERM: School Year 2019-2020
HOME INSTITUTION: University of Haifa
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Law: Information Privacy; Internet Policy; Cyber Security
ALON TAM
HOST INSTITUTION: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIATERM:
Fall 2019
PH.D. INSTITUTION:
University of Pennsylvania
AREA OF EXPERTISE: History: Modern Middle East History
GAD YAIR
HOST INSTITUTION: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
HOME INSTITUTION: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Sociology/Anthropology: Israeli Culture and Society; Israeli Innovation
SHIMON SHETREET
HOST INSTITUTION: UC SAN DIEGOTERM:
Fall 2019
HOME INSTITUTION: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Law: Legislative Research; Comparative Law
MARIK SHTERN
HOST INSTITUTION: UC SAN DIEGOTERM: School Year 2019-2020
HOME INSTITUTION: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Ph.D.)
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geography: Urban Studies; Jewish-Arab Relations in Jerusalem
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2019-2020 GRANT RECIPIENTS
NED LAZARUS
HOST INSTITUTION: THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Political Science: Conflict Resolution
ZOHAR GAZIT
HOST INSTITUTION: MIDDLEBURY COLLEGETERM: School Year 2019-2020
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Sociology/Anthropology: Death in Israeli Society; Sociology of Sports
RAFI GROSGLIK
HOST INSTITUTION: UC DAVISTERM: School Year 2019-2020
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Sociology/Anthropology: Globalization; Food and Culture; Organic Food and Agriculture
JASON LUSTIG
HOST INSTITUTION: THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINTERM: School Year 2019-2020
AREA OF EXPERTISE: History: Modern Jewish History and Culture
ZIV RUBINOVITZ
HOST INSTITUTION: SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Political Science: U.S.-Israel Relations; Israel-Egypt Peace Process
ELAI RETTIG
HOST INSTITUTION: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUISTERM: School Year 2019-2020
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Political Science: Energy Security
AVI SHILON
HOST INSTITUTION: NEW YORK UNIVERSITYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Political Science: Israeli History and Politics
URIEL ABULOF
HOST INSTITUTION: CORNELL UNIVERSITYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Political Science: Politics of Emotion; Nationalism, Social Movements
Teaching Fellow Program
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2019-2020 GRANT RECIPIENTS
VERED WEISS
HOST INSTITUTION: SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hebrew Literature; Israeli Culture
Teaching Fellow Program (CONTINUED)
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AYELET GOLAN
HOST INSTITUTION: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDATERM: Fall 2019
Ayelet Golan is a theater director, puppeteer and performer working in the field of visual and multidisciplinary theater and video arts whose work has been presented at festivals and venues around the globe.
NOA SHAVIT
HOST INSTITUTION: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBORTERM: Fall 2019
Noa Shavit is a Tel Aviv-based performer, choreographer and dance instructor who serves as Artistic Director of the prestigious Contemporary Dance Program in Haifa. Trained at the Ga’aton Professional Dance Workshop, she performs with Israel’s leading choreographers.
Visiting Artists Program
RUTH KANNER
HOST INSTITUTION: THE JUILLIARD SCHOOLTERM: Spring 2019
Ruth Kanner (www.ruthkanner.com) is a theater creator based in Tel Aviv who specializes in adapting literary and documentary texts for the stage, interweaving storytelling, physical theater and visual imagery.
2019-2020 GRANT RECIPIENTS
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2019-2020 GRANT RECIPIENTS
ROY PELED
CURRENT AFFILIATION: Visiting Faculty, UC BERKELEYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
HOME INSTITUTION:
College of Management Academic Studies
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Law: Administrative and Constitutional Law; Freedom of the Press; Freedom of Expression
RAFI GROSGLIK
CURRENT AFFILIATION: Teaching Fellow, UC DAVISTERM: School Year 2019-2020
AREA OF EXPERTISE:
Sociology/Anthropology: Globalization; Food and Culture; Organic Food and Agriculture
Bay Area Scholars
ZIV RUBINOVITZ
CURRENT AFFILIATION: Teaching Fellow, SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Political Science: U.S.-Israel Relations; Israel-Egypt Peace Process
VERED WEISS
CURRENT AFFILIATION: Teaching Fellow, SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hebrew Literature; Israeli Culture
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2019-2020 GRANT RECIPIENTS
ERAN FEITELSON
CURRENT AFFILIATION: Visiting Faculty, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITYTERM: Fall 2019
HOME INSTITUTION:
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geography: Environmental Policy and Planning; Water Policy
SHIMON SHETREET
CURRENT AFFILIATION:
Visiting Faculty, UC SAN DIEGOTERM: Fall 2019
HOME INSTITUTION:
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Law: Legislative Research; Comparative Law
DAFNA LANGGUT
CURRENT AFFILIATION:
Visiting Faculty, UC SAN DIEGOTERM: Spring 2020
HOME INSTITUTION: Tel Aviv University
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Archaeology; Ancient Near Eastern Cultures
LUBA LEVIN-BANCHIK
CURRENT AFFILIATION: Visiting Faculty, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITYTERM: School Year 2019-2020
PH.D. INSTITUTION:
Bar-Ilan University
AREA OF EXPERTISE: International Relations: Arab-Israeli Conflict; Terrorism; Security Crises; World Politics Simulations
MARIK SHTERN
CURRENT AFFILIATION:
Visiting Faculty, UC SAN DIEGOTERM: School Year 2019-2020
PH.D. INSTITUTION:
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geography: Urban Studies; Jewish-Arab Relations in Jerusalem
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