Visiting Scholars
The institute sponsors two visiting professors each year: one from Israel to teach in the area of her or his specialty, and one to teach an aspect of Jewish studies not currently covered by our faculty. Visiting professors may come for either a yearlong or a one-semester appointment.
Ada Rapoport-Albert
Professor of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University College London
She will be teaching in the Department of History in Fall 2008
Pierre Birnbaum
Professor of Political Sociology, Retired
University of Paris I, Panthéon–Sorbonne
601 Fayerweather Hall
212-854-2434
pb2180@columbia.edu
Yair Zakovitch
Father Takeji Otsuki Professor of Bible Hebrew University, Jerusalem
He will be teaching in the Department of Religion in Fall 2008