The "Spiegel Fellows" Forum

In November 2018 the "Spiegel Fellows" Forum was founded at the Arnold and Leona Finkler Institute of Holocaust Research at Bar-Ilan University. The forum, named after Holocaust survivors and philanthropists Abraham and Edita Spiegel, created an initial community of 50 researchers and activists in fields connected to antisemitism and Holocaust.

The researchers connected with the program are all conducting active research projects about the Holocaust and its aftermath, or those dealing with historical and contemporary Antisemitism. The activists are all involved in public projects to combat Antisemitism and strengthen the memory and commemoration of the Holocaust. In addition, the Forum includes a post-doctoral track in which post- doctoral candidates work directly under the guidance of the Institute's Director, Prof. Judy Baumel-Schwartz, conducting research into various aspects of the Holocaust and its aftermath.

None of the fellows receive a salary from the Institute. Instead they are part of a warm and active Institute community where they can access the library databases, have a "Fellows center" where they can sit and work, and hold monthly meetings where they can present their research and activities. As word of the Spiegel Fellows forum spread through the academic community, additional candidates –researchers, activists, and post-doctoral candidates - have approached the Finkler Institute's Director and asked to join the forum. The forum is coordinated by Dr. Itzik Pass, coordinator of the Finkler Institute.

The Institute holds an annual Spiegel Fellows Conference open to the public where the Fellows speak about their projects and present their results. The first Spiegel Fellows Conference was held on May 20, 2019 at Bar-Ilan University.

In view of the pandemic, from September 2020 Dr. Itzik Pass, Institute coordinator and coordinator of the Spiegel Forum, turned the annual Spiegel  Forum Conference into a yearlong event. Each week one conference participant from the forum gives a zoom lecture which is later uploaded to the Institute's youtube channel. 

 

 

 WHO WE ARE:

Dr. Itzik Pass- Forum Coordinator	Dr. Michal Unger	Dr. Sarah Ozacky-Lazar	Dr. Daniela Ozacky-Stern	Dr. Mali Eisenberg

Dr. Lior Alperovitch	Dr. Hava Eshkoli	Dr. Mooli Brog	Dr. Batya Brutin	Ruti Glick

Dr. Lea Ganor	Dr. Tamir Hod	Martin Hershkovitz	Dr. Efraim Zadoff	Miri Yahalom

Dr. Rachel-Shelley Levy-Drummer	Dani Lerner	Dr. Nir Mann	Dr. Amos Blobstein‏ Nevo	Dr. Ayala Nedivi

Dr. Baruch Furman	Dr. Leah Praiss	Dr. Rachel Kolender	Dr. Nili Keren	Dr. Sarah Rosen

Dr. Joel Rappel	Dr. Lillian Steiner	Dr. Ada Schein	Dr. Sylvia Hershcovitz	Tilly Moshe

Dr. Tirza Markovitz	Dan Oryan – Israeli Ambassador to Macedonia	Adi Rubinstein	Prof. Yitzchak Kerem	Dr. Tsilla Hershco

Debbie Morag	Gil Faran	Tova Leshem	Orit Ehrenberg	Dr. Michal Ben-Yaakov

Dr. Racheli Berger	Dr. Ruth Samuel Tenenholtz	Rabbi Dr. Chanan Yitzchaki	Iris Lifschitz Klieger	Billie Laniado

Dr. Chaim Shalem	Udi Rothschild	Yael Peri-Dvir	Dr. Miriam Farber	Orit Argaman Fadida

Prof. Aria Sover	Rabbi Dr. Yechezkel Lichtenshtein	Prof. Gideon Greif	Nurit Grossman	Dr. Tehila Darmon Malka

Dr. Mira Yungman	Tatiana Takchenko	Itamar Levin	Varda Meidar	Prof. Yael Katzir

Aaron Leshem	Shai Saban	Emmanuelle Moscovitz	Dr. Pnina Rosenberg	Lili Haber

Natali Beige	Itzik Nir	Asfahan Bahaloul	Elisha Peles	Rami Neudorfer

Eliot Nidam- Orvieto	Noam Wreshner	Netta Ehrlich	Dr. Françoise (Simcha) Ouzan	Dr. Roni Mikel-Arieli

Naama Seri-Levi	Alexander Schneidmesser	Dr. Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky	Prof. Yehiel Limor	Prof. Ruth Landau

Dr. Talia Farkash	Dr. Atarah Fisher	Dr. Yossi J. Goldstein	Chaim Fischgrund	Dr. Nadav Kaplan

Batya Dvir	Gadi Kfir	Dr. Daniel Reiser	Paula Greta Barak	Prof. Yehuda Moraly

Biniamin Avrahami	Boris Maftsir	Dr. Ronit Fisher	Dr. Gila Oren	Ruth Cohen Dar

Yuval Alpan	Dr. Jehuda Hartman	Dr. Moshe Tarshansky	Simcha Stein	Dr. Liat Steir Livny
Meir Nachshon	David Holitz	Meir Bulka	Dr. Malka Kinast	Batia Dobrecki
Gitit Hoze	Prof. Limor Yagil	Aria Shoham	Serafima Velkovich	Dr. Efrat Davidov
Prof. Efraim Sicher	Dr. Ayelet Hillmann	Noam Federman	Miriam David

The Arnold and Leona Finkler Institute of Holocaust Research List of "Spiegel Fellows"

Institute Coordinator and "Spiegel Fellows" Coordinator: Dr. Itzik Pass

Public Fellows	Post-Doctoral Fellows	Student Fellows	Research Fellows
Biniamin Avrahami Orit Ehrenberg Ruth Cohen Dar Gil Faran Chaim Fischgrund Lili Haber Martin Hershkovitz Iris Lifschitz Klieger Billie Laniado Tova Leshem Dr. Rachel-Shelley Levy-Drummer Boris Maftsir Varda Meidar Debbie Morag The Honorable Dan Oryan – Israeli Ambassador to Macedonia Yael Peri-Dvir Simcha Stien	Dr. Tehila Darmon Malka Dr. Mali Eisenberg Dr. Talia Farkash Dr. Tamir Hod Dr. Roni Mikel-Arieli Dr. Tirza Markovitz Dr. Ayala Nedivi Dr. Daniela Ozacky-Stern Dr. Malka Kinast Dr. Sarah Rosen	Asfahan Bahaloul Paula Greta Barak Miriam David Natali Beige Batia Dobrecki Netta Ehrlich Orit Argaman Fadida Noam Federman Gitit Hoze Ruti Glick Nurit Grossman Nir Itzik Dani Lerner Aaron Leshem Emmanuelle Moscovitz Tilly Moshe Rami Neudorfer Eliot Nidam-Orvieto Elisha Peles Shai Saban Naama Seri-Levi Tatiana Takchenko Serafima Velkovich Noam Wreshner Miri Yahalom	Dr. Lior Alperovitch Dr. Michal Ben-Yaakov Dr. Racheli Berger Meir Bulka Dr. Mooli Brog Dr. Batya Brutin Batya Dvir Dr. Hava Eshkoli Dr. Miriam Farber Dr. Atarah Fisher Dr. Ronit Fisher Dr. Baruch Furman Dr. Lea Ganor Dr. Yossi J. Goldstein Prof. Gideon Greif Dr. Tsilla Hershco Dr. Sylvia Hershcovitz Dr. Nadav Kaplan Prof. Yael Katzir Prof. Yitzchak Kerem Dr. Nili Keren Gadi Kfir Dr. Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky Dr. Rachel Kolender Prof. Ruth Landau Prof. Yehiel Limor Dr. Nir Mann Prof. Yehuda Moraly Dr. Amos Nevo Dr. Gila Oren Dr. Sarah Ozacky-Lazar Itamar Levin Dr. Yechezkel Lichtenshtein Dr. Leah Praiss Dr. Françoise (Simcha) Quzan Dr. Joel Rappel Dr. Daniel Reiser Dr. Pnina Rosenberg Udi Rothschild Adi Rubinstein Dr. Ada Schein Alexander Schneidmesser Dr. Chaim Shalem Aria Shoham Prof. Arie Sover Dr. Lillian Steiner Dr. Liat Steir Livny Dr. Ruth Samuel Tenenholtz Dr. Michal Unger Rabbi Dr. Chanan Yitzchaki Dr. Mira Yungman Dr. Efraim Zadoff Dr. Efrat Davidov