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Largest-Ever German-Israeli Academic Grant to Promote Research on Human Rights and Minority Protections in Age of Rising Nationalism and Authoritarianism

The Alfred Landecker Foundation has awarded the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) a $13 million USD grant to fund academic initiatives that focus on the causes and consequences of the Holocaust, promote studies on human rights, minority protection, the rule of law, and reparations for historical wrongs and injustices.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) mourns the passing of Professor Zeev Sternhell.  Sternhell was a world-renowned expert on fascism and nationalism and Emeritus Professor at HU's Political Science Department.  He was 85 years old and is survived by his wife Ziva and two daughters, Tali and Yael.

Professor Emerita Ruth Gavison was a world-renowned expert in jurisprudence, a brilliant philosopher, and a pivotal figure in the Israeli public discourse on the relationships between law and morality, politics and religions. As a leading voice for human rights and Israeli democracy, she founded and served as president of Israel’s largest civil rights organization the Association for Civil Rights in Israel.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides visited the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (HU) today, his first visit to an Israeli academic institution.  During the visit, Ambassador Nides met with senior University leaders – including the university’s president, Prof. Asher Cohen, its vice-president Amb. Yossi Gal and its rector, Prof. Barak Medina – as well as with prominent researchers and scientists. Ambassador Nides also met with university students and professors who take part in Embassy-sponsored programs and chatted with them about the importance of diversity and higher education.