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Yosef Gorny

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Yosef Gorny

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-01-01
Nationality
Israel
Languages
Hebrew, English

Career

Occupations
Historian, University Professor, Researcher
Active Years
1960-
Affiliations
Tel Aviv University, Weizmann Institute for the Study of Zionism (former head, Tel Aviv University)

Awards

Bialik Prize
2006
Category: ユダヤ思想
Organization: Tel Aviv Municipality
Result: 受賞(共同受賞)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Zionism and the Arabs, 1882-1948: a study of Ideology

1987 Non-fiction (History / Jewish studies)

An academic study analyzing the relationship between Zionism and the Arab world from an ideological perspective.

ZionismArab–Jewish relationsIdeology

State of Israel in Jewish Public Thought: The Quest for Collective Identity

1994 Non-fiction (Intellectual history)

Discusses the place of the State of Israel in Jewish public thought and the formation of collective identity.

Collective identityJewish thoughtTheories of the state

Between Auschwitz and Jerusalem: Jewish Collective Identity in Crisis

2003 Non-fiction (Holocaust studies / memory studies)

Examines Jewish collective identity crisis through the relationship between Holocaust memory and the State of Israel.

Holocaust memoryJewish identityMemory and politics

Contemporary Jewries: convergence and divergence (ed.)

2003 Edited volume (Jewish studies)

An edited collection of essays on contemporary Jewish societies by multiple contributors.

Contemporary Jewish societiesComparative studies

Bibliography

  • Zionism and the Arabs, 1882-1948: a study of Ideology
  • State of Israel in Jewish Public Thought: The Quest for Collective Identity
  • Between Auschwitz and Jerusalem: Jewish Collective Identity in Crisis
  • Contemporary Jewries: convergence and divergence (ed.)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ScholarlyAnalyticalSource-based
Recurring Motifs
ZionismJewish collective identityHolocaust and memory

Legacy

An internationally recognized scholar in Zionism studies and Jewish thought. Through his research and publications at Tel Aviv University he has made significant contributions to studies of Jewish collective identity and memory. Recipient of the 2006 Bialik Prize.

Archives

  • Tel Aviv University archives (related materials)

Trivia

  • Co-recipient of the 2006 Bialik Prize with Chava Turniansky.
  • Served as head of the Zionist Research Institute at Tel Aviv University.