About Us
The Research Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem investigates historical and current aspects of the individual and the Jewish collective experience in Israel and the diaspora through the lenses of different disciplines. Professor Moshe Davis (1916-1996) established the Institute in 1959 and served as its head until 1973. The Institute is named after Avraham Harman, the president of the Hebrew University in the years 1968-1983.
The object of the Institute is to promote teaching and interdisciplinary research of Jewish life in the twentieth century, integrate the field into the curriculum of Jewish Studies and research using a broad range of methodologies, such as oral history...more