Van Leer Jerusalem Institute

Van Leer Jerusalem Institute

"The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute is a leading intellectual center for the interdisciplinary study and discussion of issues related to philosophy, society, culture and education. The Institute gives expression to the wide range of opinions in Israel, and takes particular pride in its role as an incubator and creative home for many of the most important civil society efforts to enhance and deepen Israeli democracy.

"Founded in 1959 by the Van Leer family from the Netherlands, the Institute and its mission are based on the Van Leers’ vision of Israel as both a homeland for the Jewish people and a democratic society, predicated on justice, fairness and equality for all its residents. The Institute’s work today, still indelibly shaped by the Van Leers' legacy, is designed to enhance ethnic and cultural understanding, ameliorate social tensions, empower civil society players and promote democratic values."

Trustees
Accessed May 2010:


 * Tom de Swaan, Holland - Chairman
 * Zelman Cowen, Australia - Honorary Chairman
 * Andre Betting, Holland
 * Barry Gaberman, USA
 * David Heyd, Israel
 * Irit Izakson, Israel
 * Trude Maas, Holland
 * Yoram Peri, Israel
 * Rien van Gendt, Holland

Management


 * Gabriel Motzkin - Director
 * Zippi Hecht - Assistant to the Director
 * Shimon Alon - Administrative Director
 * Yossi Arye - Chief Accountant

Fellows
Accessed May 2010:

Senior Fellows


 * Khaled Abu-Asbah, Leah Achdut, Hanan Alexander, Arie Arnon, S. N. Eisenstadt, Rachel Elior, Rivka Feldhay, Itzhak Galnoor, Ruth Gavison, Aziz Haidar, Hanna Herzog, Hannan Hever, Dan Inbar, Moshe Justman, Rassem Khamaisi, Anat Lapidot-Firilla, Adel Manna, Paul Mendes-Flohr, Haviva Pedaya, Naftali Rothenberg, Christoph Schmidt, Yehouda Shenhav, Samuel Shye, Avia Spivak, Chaim I. Waxman, Yfaat Weiss, Yossi Yonah

Fellows
 * Bashir Bashir, Guy Ben-Porat, Yotam Benziman, Chen Bram, Kimmy Caplan, Shlomo Fischer, Yochi Fischer, Amos Goldberg, Aviad Hacohen, Adriana Kemp, Tal Kohavi, Julia Lerner, Merav Mack, Yehudah Mirsky, Nissim Mizrachi, Adam Nir, Amiram Oren, Sarah Ozacky-Lazar, Halleli Pinson, Avinoam Rosenak

Researchers
 * Ronna Brayer-Garb, Yuval Evri, Emilia Perroni, Eli Schonfeld

Contact
URL: [http://www.vanleer.org.il

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