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Understanding the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at Hebrew University

The Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry, established in 1959 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, serves as a research and teaching center that promotes multidisciplinary studies of Jewish communities worldwide. It offers insights into Israel-Diaspora relations and explores cultural and social phenomena of Jewish society in the 20th and 21st century. The Institute supports various programs including demographic studies, Holocaust studies, and contemporary Jewish literature, while providing valuable resources like the Jewish Film Archive and oral history collections.

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Understanding the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at Hebrew University

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  1. המכון ליהדות זמננו - האוניברסיטה העברית בירושליםThe Harman Institute of Contemporary JewryThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem Structure and Activity 2006 תשס”ו

  2. What is the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry? ICJ was founded in 1959 by Prof. Moshe Davis as a HU graduate teaching and research center devoted to multi-disciplinary understanding and analysis of Jewish communities the world over and their cultural and social phenomena in the 20th and 21st century. Israel-Diaspora relations are among the central topics of study Avraham Harman (1915-1992) Moshe Davis (1916-1996)

  3. Structure of the ICJ reflects multi-faceted goals and activities Past Institute Heads Moshe Davis Yehuda Bauer Haiim Avni Mordechai Altshuler Israel Gutman Ezra Mendelsohn Sergio DellaPergola Gideon Shimoni

  4. Zionism, the Yishuv and the State of Israel Holocaust and Antisemitism Studies Jewish Themes in Contemporary Literature Jewish Demography and Statistics Sociological and Political Study of Contemporary Jewry Jewish Education-with The Melton Center for Jewish Education Thematic Divisions

  5. Jews in North America Jews in Latin America, Spain and Portugal Jews in Asia and Africa Jews in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union Jewish Communities in the British Commonwealth Regional Divisions

  6. ICJ special collections Support research activities • Oral History Division collection of taped interviews • Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive • Jewish Demography Documentation Center • Bibliography of ICJ publications

  7. ICJ Annuals and Journals • Studies in Contemporary Jewry (English annual) • Yahadut Zemanenu (Hebrew annual with Haifa University; currently not active) • Jewish Population Studies • Jews in Eastern Europe

  8. Teaching and Students (2006) • Undergraduate Division students: over 100 • M.A. first year students: 28 (+ 7 preparatory yr.) • Total M.A. students: 85 • Ph.D. students: 31 • Background of 1st yr. graduates: 23 Hebrew U.; 6 other Israeli un.; 4 Israeli college; 2 abroad un. • Undergraduate background: 7 History; 5 History and other; 23 other (Middle East, Literature, Social Sciences, Education, Revivim Jewish Ed. Program, Military Studies, etc.)

  9. ICJ Center for Computerized Research Services implements and supports computer activities at the Institute • Computerization of ICJ collections catalogs • Computerized access to publications of the Institute and its researchers • Website generation and maintenance • Instruction in uses of computers in CJ research • PC support

  10. We look forward to provide you with more information on ICJ and its activities We invite you to visit our site frequently at http://icj.huji.ac.il and in person. Call us at: ++972-(0)2-588-2467 ++972-(0)2-588-1480 Fax: ++972-(0)2-588-1243

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