Richard I. Cohen
Encyclopedia
Richard I. Cohen is a professor of history, presently holding the Paulette and Claude Kelman Chair in French Jewry
Studies in the Department of Jewish History
at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
. He specializes in the history of Jews in Western and Central Europe in the modern period, in particular the Jews of France, art history, Jewish historiography, and The Holocaust
.
in 1967. He earned his master's degree in 1972 and PhD in 1981, both at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He was on the international editorial board of the Encyclopaedia of the Holocaust
, published in 1990 in tandem Hebrew-
and English-language editions by Yad Vashem
.
Cohen's 1998 work, Jewish Icons: Art and society in Modern Europe, was the outcome of a 15-year collaboration with fellow Hebrew University historian (now Professor Emeritus
) Ezra Mendelsohn to encourage research on visual culture and modern Jewish society.
History of the Jews in France
The history of the Jews of France dates back over 2,000 years. In the early Middle Ages, France was a center of Jewish learning, but persecution increased as the Middle Ages wore on...
Studies in the Department of Jewish History
History
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at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J...
. He specializes in the history of Jews in Western and Central Europe in the modern period, in particular the Jews of France, art history, Jewish historiography, and The Holocaust
The Holocaust
The Holocaust , also known as the Shoah , was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews and millions of others during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi...
.
Biography
Cohen completed his undergraduate degree at McGill UniversityMcGill University
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in 1967. He earned his master's degree in 1972 and PhD in 1981, both at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He was on the international editorial board of the Encyclopaedia of the Holocaust
Encyclopaedia of the Holocaust
The Encyclopedia of the Holocaust was published in 1990, in tandem Hebrew and English editions, by Yad Vashem , the Holocaust Remembrance Authority in Israel....
, published in 1990 in tandem Hebrew-
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
and English-language editions by Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament....
.
Cohen's 1998 work, Jewish Icons: Art and society in Modern Europe, was the outcome of a 15-year collaboration with fellow Hebrew University historian (now Professor Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
) Ezra Mendelsohn to encourage research on visual culture and modern Jewish society.