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Israel Studies Experts
The University of Maryland has established a new area of study devoted solely to Israel.
The university's Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies (ARHU) is creating the Institute for Israel Studies, scheduled to open in the fall of 2010. Prof. Yorim Peri will be the director, as well as chair of the Israel Studies Dept.
Maryland has a number of faculty experts who can comment on a wide range of issues related to Israel. Please feel free to contact them directly.
Number of experts found: 10
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Adele Berlin
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Robert H. Smith Professor of Bible
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English and Jewish Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
Biblical Studies
Ancient Israel
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301 405 3821
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aberlin@umd.edu
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Nathan A. Fox
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Distinguished University Professor
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Human Development
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Expertise Key Words:
The effects of experience on brain development in infants and children. Cochlear implants and their impact on deaf children. Social and Emotional development of young children. The effects of violence on elementary school children. Bullying. Media and its impact on moral values among young people.
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301 405 2816
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fox@umd.edu
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Jeffrey C. Herf
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Professor
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History
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Expertise Key Words:
Modern European and German intellectual, political and international history; memory and politics in Europe after 1945; Nazi propaganda and anti-Semitism during World War II and the Holocaust; old and new elements in contemporary terrorism; facing difficult pasts in comparative perspective.
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301 405 7667
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jherf@umd.edu
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Miriam Isaacs
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Visiting Associate Professor
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Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
Yiddish Language and Culture including theater and film, Sociolinguistics, multiculturalism, fantasy and the supernatural in Yiddish literature, Holocaust and post-Holocaust literature.
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301 405 0264
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misaacs@umd.edu
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Yelena Luckert
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Librarian III
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Libraries
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Expertise Key Words:
Collection Management Librarian for History, Jewish Studies, Slavic Studies and Women's Studies.
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301 405 9365
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yluckert@umd.edu
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Yoram Peri
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Director of The Gildenhorn Institute & Abraham S. and Jack Kay Chair in Israel Studies
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Meyerhoff Program & Center for Jewish Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
Israel, Middle East; Foreign and International Relations, Economics - the Economy and Trade. Communications; Military Relations
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301 405 9413
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yperi@umd.edu
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Marsha L. Rozenblit
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Professor
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History
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Expertise Key Words:
Modern Jewish History;
History of the Jews in Central Europe;
Jewish Social History in Modern Times;
Jews in Europe;
Jews in the United States;
Modern Austrian History;
History of Central Europe;
Habsburg Monarchy
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301 405 4289
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mrozenbl@umd.edu
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Paul L. Scham
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Visit Asst Prof, Executive Director of Gildenhorn Inst. for Israel Studies
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Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
Middle East Conflict, Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
Middle East peace process, Hamas-Israel relations,
Israeli and Palestinian historical narratives, Israeli history, Israeli politics and society,
History of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Home phone
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Cell phone
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301 405 9412
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202-363-6094
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202-701-3500
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pscham@umd.edu
paulscham@gmail.com
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Saul Sosnowski
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Associate Provost for International Affairs; Director
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Office of International Programs
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Expertise Key Words:
Latin American Fiction and Essay, Literary Criticism, Latin American-Jewish Literature and Cultures
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Expertise Credentials:
In addition to his role as Associate Provost and OIP Director, Dr. Sosnowski is Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture. He chaired UM's Department of Spanish and Portuguese from 1979 to 2000, and directed the Latin American Studies Center, which he founded in 1989, until 2008. He has also held visiting appointments at other universities in the U.S. and overseas. Since 1995 he has directed the project A Culture for Democracy in Latin America, which includes funded projects in Brazil and Venezuela, and coordinates, with Dr. Edy Kaufman (with University of Maryland's Center for International Development and Conflict Management), a conflict resolution and peace-building initiative in Ecuador and Peru.
Prof. Sosnowski is the author of three books, edited a number of other books, and is the author of numerous articles. He has given lectures around the world.
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, 1970-1973.
Associate Professor, University of Maryland, 1973-1976.
Visiting Professor, part-time, Johns Hopkins University, Spring 1975.
Professor, University of Maryland, 1976-
Chair, Spanish & Portuguese, University of Maryland, 1979-2000
Visiting Professor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Spring 1987.
Director, Latin American Studies Center, 1989-2008
Director of International Programs, 2000-
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Web Site(s):
 IInternational Programs Website
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301 405 4772
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sosnowsk@umd.edu
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Address:
1122 Holzapfel Hall
College Park, MD 20742
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Degrees:
Ph.D., Latin American Studies, University of Virginia
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Language(s):
Spanish
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Eric Zakim
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Assistant Professor
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School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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Expertise Key Words:
Israeli culture, Israeli politics, Israeli history, Zionism, Mediterranean culture, modern music, film theory, Holocaust literature, Holocaust film, Holocaust representation.
The intellectual history of Zionism and the relationship between politics and culture in Israel.
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301 405 4250
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zakim@umd.edu
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