Summary
Zvi Yavetz (26 April 1925 – 7 January 2013) was an Israeli historian. He was a professor of ancient history at Tel Aviv University.
Zvi Yavetz | |
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| Born | 26 April 1925 |
| Died | 7 January 2013 (aged 87) |
| Citizenship | Israel |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Known for | Ancient history research |
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| Institutions | Tel Aviv University |
Biography edit
Zvi Zucker (later Yavetz) was born in Czernowitz, Ukraine.[1] When he was five years old, he was diagnosed with polio and his father committed suicide.[1] After the German occupation in 1941, he was sent to a concentration camp. His relatives, including his mother, were murdered, but he survived the Holocaust and escaped in 1944.[2] Arriving in Turkey, he was transferred to Cyprus and eventually reached Mandatory Palestine.[2]
Initially, Yavetz joined a kibbutz in the Jordan valley.[3] Then he left to study modern history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[3] While at university, Yavetz worked as a teacher for deaf and speech impaired children.[3] He received a master's degree and PhD in history, classics and sociology in 1950 and 1956, respectively.[4] In 1960, he carried out post-doctoral research at University of London and Lund University.[4]
Yavetz died in January 2013 and was buried at Kibbutz Tel Yitzhak cemetery.[5]
Academic and literary career edit
After completing his PhD, Yavetz helped to found Tel Aviv University.[5] In 1956, he was named the department chair of general history and later, dean of humanities faculty at the university.[5]
In 2008, Yavetz published his autobiography, My Czernowitz.[1] He adopted his mother's family name, Yavetz, when he learned that all members of her family had been killed in the Holocaust.[3]
Awards and recognition edit
In 1990, Yavetz was awarded the Israel Prize for humanities.[5] In 1997, he was awarded a doctorate (Honoris Causa) from Beer Sheba University and Munich University.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Aharon Appelfeld (5 March 2008). "A city that was and is no longer". Haaretz. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b Ofer Aderet (8 January 2013). "Distinguished Israeli historian Zvi Yavetz dies at 87". Haaretz. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d Irad Malkin (1995). Leaders and Masses in the Roman World: Studies in Honor of Zvi Yavetz. BRILL. p. 5. ISBN 978-90-04-09917-3.
- ^ a b c "Zwi Yavets". ISRO. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d Neri Brenner (8 January 2013). "Israel Prize laureate Prof. Zvi Yavetz dies". Ynet News. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
External links edit
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