Manfred Gerstenfeld
Encyclopedia
Manfred Gerstenfeld is an Austrian-born Israeli author and political activist.
and moved to Israel
in 1968. He has a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies
from the University of Amsterdam. Gerstenfeld was a board member of the Israel Corporation
and other Israeli companies. He is editor of The Jewish Political Studies Review, co-publisher of the Jerusalem Letter/Viewpoints, Post-Holocaust and Anti-Semitism and Changing Jewish Communities and a member of the council of the Foundation for Research of Dutch Jewry, of which he was formerly the vice-chairman. He is Chairman of the Board of Fellows at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
, a Jerusalem based think tank
and director of the Institute for Global Jewish Affairs.
Biography
Manfred Gerstenfeld was born in Vienna, grew up in AmsterdamAmsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
and moved to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
in 1968. He has a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies
Environmental studies
Environmental studies is the academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment. It is a broad interdisciplinary field of study that includes the natural environment, built environment, and the sets of relationships between them...
from the University of Amsterdam. Gerstenfeld was a board member of the Israel Corporation
Israel Corporation
Israel Corporation is Israel’s largest holding company. Fifty of its manufacturing activities and 70% of its consolidated revenues derive from global operations. Its core holdings are fertilizers and specialty chemicals, energy, shipping and transportation. Israel Corp is a constituent of the...
and other Israeli companies. He is editor of The Jewish Political Studies Review, co-publisher of the Jerusalem Letter/Viewpoints, Post-Holocaust and Anti-Semitism and Changing Jewish Communities and a member of the council of the Foundation for Research of Dutch Jewry, of which he was formerly the vice-chairman. He is Chairman of the Board of Fellows at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs is a public policy think tank devoted to research and analysis of critical issues facing the Middle East. The center is located in Jerusalem, Israel...
, a Jerusalem based think tank
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
and director of the Institute for Global Jewish Affairs.
Books
- Revaluing Italy with Lorenzo Necci (Italian) (1992)
- Environment and Confusion: An Introduction to a Messy Subject (1993)
- The State as a Business: Do-It-Yourself Political Forecasting (Italian) (1994)
- Israel’s New Future Interviews (1994)
- Judaism, Environmentalism and the Environment (1998)
- The Environment in the Jewish Tradition: A Sustainable World (Hebrew) (2002)
- Europe’s Crumbling Myths: The Post-Holocaust Origins of Today’s Anti-Semitism (2003)
- The New Clothes of European Anti-Semitism (French)(2004), co-edited with Shmuel Trigano
- American Jewry's Challenge: Conversations Confronting the Twenty-first Century (2004)
- Israel and Europe: An Expanding Abyss? (2005)
- European-Israeli Relations: Between Confusion and Change? (2006)
- Israel at the Polls 2006 with Shmuel Sandler and Jonathan Rynhold (2008)
- Academics against Israel and the Jews (2007)
- Behind the Humanitarian Mask: The Nordic Countries, Israel, and the Jews (2008)
- The Abuse of Holocaust Memory: Distortions and Responses (2009)
- Anti-Semitism in Norway: Behind the Humanitarian Mask (Norwegian) (2010)
- American Jewry's Comfort Level: Present and Future with Steven Bayme (2010)
- Israel at the Polls 2009 with Shmuel Sandler and Hillel Frisch (2010)
- Het Verval. Joden in een stuurloos Nederland (The Decay. Jews in a Rudderless Netherlands) (Dutch) (2010)
Articles
- The Gaza War and the New Outburst of Anti-Semitism
- Symbolic and Other Roles of Jews in Dutch Society
- Ahmadinejad Calls for Israel's Elimination and Declares War on the West: A Case Study of Incitement to Genocide
- The Mahathir Affair: A Case Study In Mainstream Islamic Anti-Semitism
- Srebrenica: The Dutch Sabra and Shatilla
- The Mohammed-Cartoon Controversy, Israel, and the Jews: A Case Study
- European Politics: Double Standards Toward Israel
- The Twenty-first-century Total War Against Israel and the Jews Part One and Part Two
- Various articles on Jewish Environmental Perspectives.