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If You Build Israel Studies, They Will Come

August 30, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities | Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

If You Build Israel Studies, They Will Come

UMD Israel Studies Program praised in the Jerusalem Post.

In an article for the Jerusalem Post, Mitchell Bard, executive director of the nonprofit American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, praises the Israel Studies program at the University of Maryland. In particular, Bard notes the efforts of Yoram Peri, the Abraham S. and Jack Kay chair in Israel Studies at the Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies:

"UMD has an advantage over most Israel programs by virtue of its proximity to Washington, D.C. with its government officials and other policy makers and thinkers who can offer real life experience in the field to complement the scholarship of local and visiting academics. The Washington Israel Seminar, for example, brings scholars from universities around the Washington area who study Israel to discuss, develop, and cooperate on research and projects. UMD also hosts the official journal of the Association for Israel Studies, the Israel Studies Review, with Peri as editor-in-chief.

"UMD is also crafting new and innovative programs with Tel Aviv University, including the creation of courses on Israeli history and conflict resolution taught simultaneously in Tel Aviv and College Park. Graduate students also have an opportunity to take courses at TAU to fulfill requirements toward their doctorates."

The entire article is available on the Jerusalem Post website.