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Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About the Rothschild Fellowships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 About Yad Hanadiv.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 About Academic Excellence.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Committee Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Rothschild Fellows 2020/2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Dear Fellows, It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the ‘family’ of over 750 Rothschild Fellows. Unfortunately, the current global crisis surrounding the Coronavirus prevents us from bringing you together before you set off for postdoctoral studies. In the following pages you will nevertheless be able to learn about your colleagues. We encourage you to reach out to past and present Rothschild Fellows who have a connection to your discipline, your home university, or your academic destination for the coming years. The support you can offer one another is an important benefit of the Fellowship. The Rothschild Fellowship is one of Yad Hanadiv’s flagship programmes in support of academia in Israel. Our continued support stems from our conviction as to the importance of future scientific inquiry, carried out at the highest international standards, for the development of Israel. The current crisis only reinforces this conviction. The Rothschild Fellowship Programme affords us an annual opportunity to meet extraordinary young scholars, each with the potential to transform his or her field, and perhaps the world around us. The ability to sustain top quality research in Israel can never be taken for granted. It depends on committed scholars such as yourselves building careers in Israel’s universities. Developing Science to its full potential in this small country also requires a continuously engaged and collaborative scientific community. We are proud of the active and integral part that so many past Rothschild Fellows play. Experience of four decades of Rothschild Fellowships convinces us that your path is likely to be an exciting and important one. We look forward to following your academic journey and are grateful for the opportunity to be involved.
Ariel Weiss Chief Executive Yad Hanadiv
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Dr Asher Ragen Programme Director Academic Excellence
Rothschild Fellows 2020
ABOUT THE ROTHSCHILD FELLOWSHIPS The Rothschild Fellowship programme was established to help young scholars of outstanding academic merit and potential advance in their respective fields. The first group of Fellows was selected for the 1979/1980 academic year. Nine fellowships were awarded in that first round. The first Selection Committee was chaired by Sir Isaiah Berlin. Subsequent Committee chairs have included Aryeh Dvoretzky (former head of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities), Hillel Furstenberg, David Kazhdan, David Shulman and Peter Jelavich. In 1997 the programme was divided into two categories, Rothschild Fellowships in the Natural, Exact and Life Sciences and Engineering (NELS) and Rothschild Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HS). The current Chair of NELS is Professor Marc Feldman (Stanford University); Professor Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) chairs the Committee for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Over 750 Fellowships have been awarded to date. The majority of fellows have pursued their academic careers in Israel, with many going on to become leading figures in their fields. Fellows can be found in positions of academic leadership in Israel, including as university presidents, vice presidents and rectors. (A complete list of past fellows can be found on page 17.) Up to 14 Rothschild Fellowships are awarded each year in Sciences and Engineering and up to nine in Humanities and Social Sciences. In 2016/2017, for the first time, a Dual Location Fellowship was awarded, affording a candidate with limited ability to relocate for a year or more, the option of spending 12 months abroad over a three-year period. In 2012 Yad Hanadiv initiated a tradition of Rothschild Fellows Colloquia. A colloquium takes place every three years bringing together the most recent three cohorts of Rothschild Fellows, many of whom are still pursuing postdoctoral studies. It is an opportunity for fellows to meet colleagues and present their work to senior academics in Israel. The next Colloquium, scheduled for 2021, will include the cohorts of 2017, 2018 and 2019.
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Rothschild Fellows 2020
ABOUT YAD HANADIV Yad Hanadiv is dedicated to creating resources for advancing Israel as a healthy, vibrant, democratic society, committed to Jewish values and equal opportunity for the benefit of all its inhabitants, carrying forward the philanthropic tradition of the Rothschild family. Yad Hanadiv maintains a modest public profile and traditionally refrains from publicizing its grants. Among better known projects are the construction of Israel’s Knesset (1966) and Supreme Court (1992) buildings, the establishment of Educational Television (1966), the Centre for Educational Technology (1971) and the Open University of Israel (1974). Current activity focuses on four core programme areas: Academic Excellence, Education, Environment and Arab Community. The Foundation is also responsible for operating Ramat Hanadiv, a 1,000-acre nature park and memorial garden, and is collaborating with the National Library of Israel towards its renewal as a 21st century hub for on-site and online activity in a fitting and sustainable home.
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Rothschild Fellows 2020
ABOUT ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Supporting international-calibre research in Israel by investing in outstanding young scholars and promising fields Funding world-class research in Israel has been a mainstay of Yad Hanadiv’s philanthropy for decades. It has been directed towards enabling young scholars to spend time at top institutions abroad through the flagship Rothschild postdoctoral Fellowships and to bringing leading foreign scholars to Israel through the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies. Yad Hanadiv is supporting Precision Medicine research in Israel, primarily through the Israel Partnership for Precision Medicine – operated by the Israel Science Foundation. This programme aims to advance Precision Medicine infrastructure and research in Israel through the sharing of clinical data, large-scale collection and analysis of genomic and other molecular data, and basic research projects that bring together researchers from clinical and university settings. Yad Hanadiv also supports research and teaching in the Humanities and has promoted a strategic approach to faculty recruitment by university leadership. The Foundation is currently seeking to broaden opportunities to expose university students to the intellectual wealth of the Humanities. The Rothschild Prizes have been awarded to recognize exceptional scholarship since 1959.
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Rothschild Fellows 2020
COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2020/2021 Rothschild Fellowships in the Natural, Exact and Life Sciences, and Engineering Chair: Prof. Marcus Feldman (Ecology, Stanford University) Prof. Sylvain Cappell (Mathematics, New York University) Prof. Barbara Grosz (Computer Science, Harvard University) Prof. Ilan Marek (Chemistry, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology) Prof. Yigal Meir (Physics, Ben Gurion University of the Negev) Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro (Physiology, Tel Aviv University) Prof. Howard Stone (Engineering, Princeton University) Rothschild Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences Chair Prof. Anthony Grafton (History, Princeton University) Prof. Marlene Behrmann (Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University) Prof. Michal Biran (Institute of Asian and African Studies, The Hebrew University) Prof. Danny Fox (Linguistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Prof. Edward (Ted) Fram (Jewish History, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) Prof. Ron Harris (Law, Tel Aviv University) Prof. David Schloen (Archaeology, University of Chicago) Prof. Miriav Eliav-Feldon* (History, Tel Aviv University) Prof. Zeev Weiss* (Archaeology)
* Professors Eliav-Feldon and Weiss kindly replaced Committee Members unable to participate in the interviews of Fellows owing to the Coronavirus crisis.
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Rothschild Fellows 2020
ROTHSCHILD FELLOWS 2020
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Roy Asor
Shiran Bar
PhD: The Hebrew University of JerusalemÂ
PhD: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Main Field of study:Â Chemistry
Main Field of Study: Genetics
Doctoral Dissertation: Following the Dynamic Structures and Interactions Associated with the Virus Assembly Process
Doctoral Dissertation: Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells to Study Parental Imprinting and X-Chromosome Inactivation
University Abroad: University of Oxford
University Abroad: Stanford University
roeekash@gmail.com
shiranroth@gmail.com
Rothschild Fellows 2020
Omer Ben-Porat
Evgeniy Boyko
Michal Eisenberg-Bord
PhD: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
PhD: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
PhD: Weizmann Institute of Science
Main Field of Study: Data Science
Main Field of Study: Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Mechanics
Main Field of Study: Cell Biology
Doctoral Dissertation: Strategic Behavior in Prediction and Recommendation University Abroad: Harvard University omerbp@gmail.com
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Doctoral Dissertation: Non-Uniform Electroosmotic Flow in Rigid and Elastic Microfluidic Configurations
Doctoral Dissertation: Uncovering New Determinants of Organelle Communication through Contact-Sites
University Abroad: Princeton University
University Abroad: University of Cambridge
2evgboyko@gmail.com
eisen.michal@gmail.com
Rothschild Fellows 2020
Tzilla Eshel
Daniel Fuks
Amir Gilad
PhD: University of Haifa
PhD: Bar-Ilan University
Main Field of Study: Archaeology
Main Field of Study: Archaeobotany
PhD: Weizmann Institute of Science
Doctoral Dissertation: Silver in the Southern Levant in the Bronze and Iron Ages: Changes in Usage, Availability, Ore Sources and Environmental Effects
Doctoral Dissertation: Climate Change, Clash of Civilizations, and Collapse: Archaeobotanical Reconstruction of the Byzantine-Islamic Transition in the Negev
University Abroad: University of California, San Diego
University Abroad: University of Cambridge
tzillaeshel@gmail.com
fuksfarm@gmail.com
Main Field of Study: Immunology and Computational Biology Doctoral Dissertation: Reconstruction of Temporally and SpatiallyResolved Immune Complexes and Their Cell-Cell Communication with Novel Single Cell Technologies University Abroad: Utrecht University aygoldberg@gmail.com
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Rothschild Fellows 2020
Itay Glazer
Moshe Glickman
Ore Gottlieb
PhD: Weizmann Institute of Science
PhD: Tel Aviv University
PhD: Tel Aviv University
Main Field of Study: Computational Psychology
Main Field of Study: High Energy Astrophysics
Doctoral Dissertation: Normative Mechanisms and Choice Biases in DecisionMaking
Doctoral Dissertation: GRBs: Jet Evolution and Cocoon Emission
Main Field of Study: Mathematics Doctoral Dissertation: On Singularity Properties of Convolutions of Algebraic Morphisms and Applications to Probabilistic Waring Type Problems University Abroad: Northwestern University itayglazer@gmail.comÂ
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University Abroad: University College London (UCL) mosheglickman345@gmail.com
University Abroad: Northwestern University oregottlieb@gmail.com
Rothschild Fellows 2020
Ori Green
Guy Hetzroni
Or Katz
PhD: Tel Aviv University
PhD: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
PhD: Weizmann Institute of Science
Main Field of Study: Philosophy of Science
Main Field of Study: Physics
Doctoral Dissertation: The Quantum Phase and Quantum Reality
Doctoral Dissertation: Coherent and Collective Phenomena in Dense Spin Gases
Main Field of Study: Organic Chemistry Doctoral Dissertation: Rational Design of Chemiluminescent Probes for Bioimaging University Abroad: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich origree1@gmail.com
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University Abroad: Utrecht University guyguyguy@gmail.com
University Abroad: Duke University orkatz777@gmail.com
Rothschild Fellows 2020
Shira Landau
Orit Malka
Hanan Mazeh
PhD: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
PhD: Tel Aviv University
PhD: Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Main Field of Study: Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Dissertation: A Biophysical Understanding of Vascular Morphogenesis within Engineered Tissues University Abroad: University of Toronto shiralevis@gmail.com
Main Field of Study: Law Doctoral Dissertation: A Set of Witnesses: Testimony and Political Thought in Tannaitic Law University Abroad: Stanford University orit.malkag@gmail.com
Main Field of Study: Jewish History Doctoral Dissertation: Tractate Demai of the Palestinian Talmud: Interpretation, Halakha and Social Dynamics in the Amoraic Period. University Abroad: Yale University hananmazeh@yahoo.com
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Rothschild Fellows 2020
Yael Millgram
Yitzhak (Itzik) Norman
Yair Segev
PhD: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
PhD: Weizmann Institute of Science
PhD: Weizmann Institute of Science
Main Field of Study: Clinical Psychology
Main Field of Study: Neurobiology
Main Field of Study: Chemical Physics
Doctoral Dissertation: Emotion Goals in Depression
Doctoral Dissertation: The Cortical-Hippocampal Interplay during Free Recall of Episodic Memories in Humans
Doctoral Dissertation: Collision-Based Cooling towards a Molecular BEC
University Abroad: To be decided yaelmillgram@gmail.com
University Abroad: University of California, San Francisco, Weill Institute for Neuroscience normanik@gmail.com
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University Abroad: To be decided yairsegev@gmail.comÂ
Rothschild Fellows 2020
Roni Shafir
Roei Tell
Danna Titelboim
PhD: Tel Aviv University
PhD: Weizmann Institute of Science
PhD: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Main Field of Study: Theoretical Computer Science
Main Field of Study: Geology and Environmental Sciences
Doctoral Dissertation: Classical and Quantified Derandomization of Randomized Algorithms, and its Interplay with Lower Bounds
Doctoral Dissertation: Benthic Foraminifera as a Model for Understanding the Effect of Future Seawater Temperature and Salinity Increase on Shallow Water Marine Benthic Ecosystems
Main Field of Study: Social and Affective Neuroscience Doctoral Dissertation: The Role of Expectations in Emotion Regulation University Abroad: To be decided ronishafir1@gmail.com
University Abroad: Massachusetts Institute of Technology roeitell@gmail.com
University Abroad: University of Bristol titelboim.danna@gmail.com
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Rothschild Fellows 2020
Aviram Uri
Ayelet Julie Uzan
Ariella Weinberg-Shukron
PhD: Weizmann Institute of Science
PhD: Weizmann Institute of Science
PhD: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Main Field of Study: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
Main Field of Study: Physics
Main Field of Study: Human Genetics
Doctoral Dissertation: From Gases to Solids: Resolving Attosecond Electron Dynamics via High Harmonic Generation Spectroscopy
Doctoral Dissertation: Elucidating the Genetic Basis of Monogenic Endocrine Disorders in Consanguineous Families
Doctoral Dissertation: Nanoscale Imaging of Quantum Hall Edge Currents in Graphene Based Systems University Abroad: Massachusetts Institute of Technology aviramuri@gmail.com
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University Abroad: Princeton University ayeletjuly@gmail.com
University Abroad: University of Cambridge ariellarw@gmail.com
Rothschild Fellows 2020
Maya Yablonski
Or Zamir
PhD: Bar-Ilan University
PhD: Tel Aviv University
Main Field of Study: Cognitive Neuroscience
Main Field of Study: Theoretical Computer Science
Doctoral Dissertation: Neural Pathways of Morphological Processing University Abroad: Stanford University mayayab@gmail.com
Doctoral Dissertation: Algorithms for the SAT Problem University Abroad: Institute for Advanced Study and Princeton University orzamir90@gmail.com
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Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019 1979
Joseph Kostiner Middle Eastern History
Lester Shulman Biology
Tsevi Mazeh Astronomy
Mina Teicher Mathematics
Ilana Nathan Medicine
Moshe Tur Electrical Engineering
Yehuda Shiran Mechanical Engineering
Marius Ungarish Computer Sciences
Eitan Tadmor Mathematics
Leah Yogev Biology
Eilon Vaadia Biomedical Engineering
1982
1981
Meir Bar-Asher Language & Literature
Joseph Almog Logic
Itamar Barnea Psychology
Lili Anglister Biochemistry
David Bensimon Physics
Cila Blatt Biology
Yitzhak (Tsahi) Birk Electrical Engineering
Zvi Elgat Engineering
Sammy Boussiba Biology
Deborah Gera Classical Studies
Moshe Deutsch Physics
Avi Hasner Medicine
Yoram Erder History
Yael Ilan Industrial Engineering
Joshua Idar Education
Itzhak Glass Neuroscience
Arnon Rolnick Psychology
Boaz Lazar Oceanography
Avishai Henik Psychology
Miri Rubin-Ungar History
L. Maisels-Navon Sociology & Anthropology
Yael Ilan Industrial Engineering
Amnon Schwartz Agriculture
Abraham Nowersztern Language & Literature
Arye Juhasz Mathematics
Itzhak Shperling Electrical Engineering
Jacob Pe’er Medicine
Chaim Benjamini Environmental Sciences Richard Flantz Language & Literature Ehud Heyman Electrical Engineering Yonatan (Yoni) Malachi Electrical Engineering Amihai (Ami) Mazar Archaeology Ely Merzbach Mathematics Arye Nehorai Electrical Engineering Mordechai Perl Mechanical Engineering Aviezer Ravitzky Jewish Philosophy Ariel Rubinstein Economics 1980 Aaron Ben-Zeev Philosophy Ofer Binah Medicine Alfred Bruckstein Computer Sciences
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Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
Vladimir Privman Physics
Moshe Sidi Electrical Engineering
Raz Yirmiya Psychobiology
Zvi Safra Economics
Amri Wandel Physics
Constantin Zuckerman History
Shaul Stampfer History
Joseph Zeira Economics
1985
Baruch Vainas Chemistry
1984
Reuven Amitai History
1983
Yuti Charnajovsky Biology
E. Avraham Immunology
Amihood Amir Computer Sciences
David Chitayat Medicine
Yair Be’ery Electrical Engineering
Doron Aurbach Chemistry
Zohar Eitan Musicology
Jehoshua Bruck Electrical Engineering
Reuven Avi-Yonah History
Yariv Ephraim Electrical Engineering
Miriam Constantini-Souroujon Biochemistry
Menachem Ben-Sasson History
Haim Gamliel Medicine
Michal Ephratt Language & Literature
Y. Cohen Philosophy
Yoram Kapulnik Agriculture
Dan Eshel Chemistry
Yigal Elad Plant Sciences
Aviad Kleinberg History
Aharon (Ronnie) Friedman Immunology
Michael Lecker History
Marc Hirshman Jewish Philosophy and Thought
Reuven Gepstein Medicine
Emil Levy Chemistry
Dan Haran Mathematics
Naphtali Rishe Computer Sciences
Jeffrey Macy Political Science
Luis Roniger Sociology
Ronit Nativ Hydrology
Adam Schneeweiss Medicine
Roman Pyrzak Agriculture
Moshe Szyf Biochemistry
Baruch Rinkevich Zoology
Ram Yahalom Physics
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Joseph Holoshitz Medicine Ofer Lahav Physics Dan Levy Physics Israel Nur Agriculture Haim Omer Psychology David Satran Jewish Philosophy and Thought
Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
Yizhar Tal Law Anthony J. Weiss Electrical Engineering Arieh Wishkovsky Immunology 1986 Aharon Agranat Physics Gadi Algazi History Yehuda Assaraf Microbiology Arnon Avron Computer Sciences Michal Gadot Agriculture Tali Haran Chemistry Moshe Idan Aeronautical Engineering Miriam Leurer Physics Joseph Mali History Shulamit Manulis Plant Sciences Yoram Reich Civil Engineering
1987 Shmuel Ben Zvi Economics Yonatan Elkind Agriculture Raisa Epstein Mathematics Alexander Feinstein Physics Yizhar Hirschfeld Archaeology Oscar Levin Desert Research Meir Lewkowicz Physics Ofer Lider Biology Yitzhak Nakash History Amos Nevo Mathematics Fania Oz History Yossef Raviv Biology Baruch Rosenstein Physics Dror Wahrman History Haim Werner Biology
Boaz Avron Biology Hector Budman Mechanical Engineering Joseph Buxbaum Biology Itzchak Edrei Physics Ariel Halperin Economics Marwan Hassan Physical Geography Amnon Horovitz Biochemistry Israel Knohl Bible Ehud Landau Chemistry Meir Orenstein Chemistry Jaron Rabinovici Medicine Eli Salzberger Law Gabriel Schreiber Medicine Adam Seligman Sociology David Yogev Biology
Zvi Ruder Chemical Engineering
Anat Zadok Biology
1989
Mordechai Shohat Medicine
1988
Chaya Brodie Neurobiology
Michael Silber History
Dekel Amir-Shapira Botany
Dale Frank Biochemistry
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Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
Eitan Galun Medicine
Raanan Bavli Chemistry
Abdullah Haj-Yehia Pharmacology
Zohar Goshen Law
Yeshayahu Eisenberg Physics
Moshe Kol Chemistry
Eli Jerby Physics
David Engelberg Biochemistry
Avia Rosenhouse-Dantsker Chemistry
Anna Kissin Language & Literature
Lia Ettinger-Peach Biology
Zlil Sela Mathematics
Daphne Koller Computer Sciences
Graham Feingold Physics
Gad Shaulsky Biology
Nadine Mandel Language & Literature
Rafael Perl-Treves Biology
Efrat Shimshoni Physics
Ronen Peretz Mathematics
Itai Shafrir Mathematics
Haim Taitelbaum Physics
Rivka Riven-Kreitman Biochemistry
Nir Shavit Computer Sciences
Ofra Tirosh-Becker Language & Literature
Levi Schachter Electrical Engineering
Ur Shlonsky Language & Literature
Alexander Vardy Electrical Engineering
Aner Shalev Mathematics
Haim Weissman Physics
Dror Zeevi History
Dov Shiffman Biology
Eran Yashiv Economics
Ilan Zisser Mathematics
Tamar Tennenbaum Pharmacology
Eyal Zamir Law
1992
Shimon Weiss Electrical Engineering
Ada Zohar Psychology
Shlomo Berger Materials Engineering
Elnathan Weissert History
1991
Ilan Bloom Electrical Engineering
1990
Radel Ben-Av Physics
Meir Buzaglo Philosophy
Reuven Amitai-Preiss History
David Golomb Physics
Nir Davidson Physics
Roza Azhari Biomedical Engineering
Eitan Gross Physics
Avital Deutsch Psychology
Ronen Basri Computer Sciences
Shay Gueron Mathematics
Eyal Doron Physics
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Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
Dan Halperin Computer Sciences
Uri Peskin Chemistry
Ofer Mokady Zoology
Amos Lapidoth Electrical Engineering
Andrei Reznikov Mathematics
Benny Reznik Physics
Menashe Levy Pharmacology
Nava Rubin Biology
Dan Sadot Electrical Engineering
Anya Mali Comparative Religion
Eytan Ruppin Computer Sciences
Zvi Wiener Mathematics
Victor Mor-Avi Physics
Guillermo Sapiro Electrical Engineering
Alexander Yakobson History
Michael Polyak Mathematics
Idit Shachar Biochemistry
Gil Yosipovitch Medicine
Yuval Rabani Mathematics
Orit Shaul Plant Genetics
Reuven Zeitak Physics
Yoram Reiter Immunology
Nathan Wasserman History
1995
Snait Tamir Biochemistry
Noam Ziv Biology
Oded Agam Physics
Daphna Vulcan Language & Literature
1994
Naama Barkai Physics
1993
Uri Banin Chemistry
Yair Bartal Computer Sciences
Shimshon Bar-Ad Physics
Hanoch Ben-Yami Philosophy
Michal Ben-Nun Chemistry
Joshua Feinberg Physics
Judith Frommer Electrical Engineering
Michal Biran Inner Asian History
Ruth Feldman Psychology
Dorit Hanein Biology
Ofer Blum Chemistry
Aviv Frommer Physics
Oded Heilbronner History
Ran Canetti Mathematics
Ron Karidi Mathematics
Wayne D. Kaplan Materials Engineering
Larisa Gheber Biochemistry
Lior Klein Physics
Menahem Kister Talmud
Chen Lichtenstein Law
Ariel Orda Electrical Engineering
Assaf Likhovski Law
Erez Petrank Computer Sciences
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Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
Moshe Portnoy Chemistry
Yuri Pines Asian Studies
Ronit Ricci Indonesian Studies
Ziv Reich Chemistry
Eran Rabani Chemistry
Yehuda Sharf Physics
Lilach Shalev-Mevorach Psychology
Kobi Rosenblum Biology
Miriam Shefer History
Nadav Shnerb Physics
Bilha Segev Physics
Orly Shenker Philosophy
Nir Tessler Electrical Engineering
Elnathan Weissert Assyriology
Amnon Ta-Shma Computer Sciences
Aryeh Zaban Chemistry
1997
1998
1996
Rami Atar Electrical Engineering
Tomer Avidor-Reiss Biochemistry
Merav Ahissar Biology
Roy Bar-Ziv Physics
Andrea Berger Psychology
Uri Alon Physics
Joseph Berkovitz Philosophy
Yoram Betser Electrical Engineering
Gill Barequet Computer Sciences
Avraham Faust Archaeology
Eyal Buks Physics
Shoshana Eitan Biology
Shlomo Gelaki Mathematics
Steve Caplan Immunology
Eyal Goren Mathematics
Isaac Hollander Islamic Studies
Doron Cohen Physics
Yaron Hadari Biology
Eugene Kanzieper Physics
Rafael De-Picciotto Physics
Hanni Inbar Electrical Engineering
Michael Keidar Physics
Alon Efrat Computer Sciences
Alex Kamenev Physics
Noga Kronfeld Zoology
Dan Fuchs Physics
Daphna Lewinsohn-Zamir Law
Efrat Lev-Lehman Biochemistry
Ruth Gaunt Psychology
Mordechai Margalit Electrical Engineering
Daniel Lidar Physics
Yuval Harari History
Gil Markovich Chemistry
Yuval Oreg Physics
Idit Keidar Computer Sciences
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Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
Dror Orgad Physics Yehuda Shalom Mathematics Dina Stein* Language and Literature Shlomo Wagner* Neuroscience Nili Wazana Bible Itzchak Weismann History Ehud Weiss Archaeology Eduardo Zaborowski Physical Chemistry 1999 Avital Bareket-Samish Biology Ehud Behar Physics Yardena Bohbot-Raviv Physical Chemistry Haim Diamant Physics Miriam Dishon-Berkovits Psychology Noam Eliaz Chemical Engineering Yuval Feldman Law Oleg Gang Physics Eyal Ginio Islamic Studies Daniel Gitler* Biology 24
Salit Kark Biology Leeor Kronik Electrical Engineering Omer Reingold* Mathematics Ran Spiegler Economics Benjamin (Benny) Sudakov Mathematics Daniella Talmor-Heller Islamic Studies Guy Tomer Biochemistry Amichay Vardi Chemistry Sima Yaron Food Technology 2000 Yitzhak Benbaji Philosophy Yair Cohen Chemistry Leon Deouell Psychology Alexander Groisman Physics Tamar Juven-Gershon Biology Gilmor Iris Keshet Biochemistry Gila Moalem Taylor Biology Ziad Mussliman Mathematics Eyal Regev* Land of Israel Studies
Andrea Rotstein Classical Studies Elad Schneidman Neurobiology Galili Shahar History Golan Shahar Psychology Avital Shurki Chemistry Aharon Solomon Agriculture Tsvi Tlusty* Physics Vitali Tugarinov Physics 2001 Amiram Ariel Chemistry Gonen Ashkenasy Chemistry Guy Bar-Oz Zooarchaeology Hagit Benbaji Philosophy Alex Braiman Biophysics Alon Chen Biology Kfir Eliaz* Economics Lior Gepstein Medicine Elinor Haddad-Saiegh Linguistics Eran Halperin Computer Sciences
Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
Daniel Harries Physical Chemistry
Vladlen Koltun Computer Sciences
Cyrille Joseph Cohen Biotechnology
Gilad Hirschberger Psychology
Yaakov (Koby) Levy Chemistry
Adi Erlich Archaeology
Tal Kenet Biology
Irit Maor Physics
Mark Gandelman Chemistry
Uriel Levy Electrical Engineering
Adia Mendelson-Maoz Literature & Philosophy
Karni Ginzburg Social Work
Ohad Medalia* Chemistry
Ishay Rosen-Zvi Philosophy
Shahal Ilani Physics
Chaim Noy Psychology
Boris Rybtchinski Chemistry
Yosef Jabareen Geography
Ronit Satchi-Fainaro Biology
Maya Schuldiner* Biology
Kinneret Keren Biophysics
Herve Seligmann Zoology
Guy Shakhar Biology
Yonatan Loewenstein Neuroscience
Alexander Soibel (withdrew) Physics
Roded Sharan Computer Sciences
Amos Morris-Reich Jewish Studies
Dahlia Sharon Neurobiology
Roee Ozeri Physics
Rafi Shikler Electrical Engineering
Alon Rosen Computer Sciences
2002
Tsachy Weissman Electrical Engineering
Oren Tal Archaeology
Aharon Blank Chemistry
Tzachi Zamir Philosophy
Vardit Tokatly Language & Literature
Hagai Shmuel Eisenberg Physics
Boaz Zissu Archaeology
Lior Wolf Computer Sciences
Alexander Fantalkin Archaeology
2003
Gitai Yahel Ecology
Eyal Fridman* Agriculture
Omer Angel Mathematics
2004
Yariv Kafri Physics
Shirli Bar-David Zoology
Shiri Artstein* Mathematics
Michael Karayanni Law
Tal Carmon Physics
Samer Banna Electrical Engineering
Daniel Johannes Stoekl Comparative Religion Uzi Vishne Mathematics
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Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
Smadar Ben-Tabou de Leon Physics Julia Chuzhoy Computer Sciences Oren Cohen Physics Yacov (Koby) Crammer Computer Sciences Micha Drukker Genetics Nirit Dudovitch Physics Ariel Gordon Electrical Engineering Uri Hasson* Neurobiology Dorit Kerret Environmental Studies Anna Kventsel Language & Literature Ruth Mayo Psychology Julia Rubanovich Language & Literature Michael Segal Bible Ester Segal Chemical Engineering David Sprinzak Physics
2005 David Abookasis Electrical Engineering Yaakov Benenson* Computer Science Sheba Bergman Chemistry Alberto Bilenca Electrical Engineering David Biron* Physics Barak Dayan Physics Yuval Ebenstein* Physical Chemistry Micha Fridman Chemistry Inna Gaisler-Salomon Psychology Khalid Ghanayim Law Amir Globerson Brain Science Tamar Herzig* History Oded Hod Chemistry Nadav Katz Physics
Shai Ronen Chemistry Orly Rubinsten Psychology Anelia Somekh-Baruch Electrical Engineering Amos Tanay Computer Sciences 2006 Eran Almagor Classical Studies Guy Bartal Physics Roi Cohen Kadosh Neuropsychology Orr Dunkelman Computer Sciences Ofer Fainaru Medicine Sarel Fleishman* Biochemistry Ran Friedman Biochemistry Gali Golan* Chemistry Badi Hasisi Sociology
Alon Keinan Computer Sciences
Roi Alfred Holzman Marine Biology
Daniel Strasser Physics
Uzi Leibner Archaeology
Beena Kalisky Physics
Iris Visoly-Fisher Chemistry
Shahar Lifshitz Law
Gad Kimmel Computer Sciences
Sharon Zuckerman Archaeology
Roy Luria Psychology
Erez Levanon Medicine
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Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
Noam Levin Geography
Dubi Kelmer* Mathematics
Liraz Chai Chemistry
David Margulies* Chemistry
Eyal Lubetzky* Mathematics
Alexander Fantalkin Archaeology
Ariel Munitz Pharmacology
Emma Maayan Fanar Art History
Eyal Feigenbaum Electrical Engineering
Ophir MĂźnz-Manor Hebrew Literature
Dvora Namdar Archaeology
Inbal Goshen Psychobiology
Asaf Shapira* Computer Science
Yael Niv* Neural Computation
Yehoshua Granat Hebrew Literature
Yair Shokef (Srebo) Physics
Orit Peleg Barkat Archaeology
Iftach Haitner* Computer Science
Eran Tromer Computer Sciences
Adi Salomon Chemistry
Orr Karrassin Environmental Law
Assaf Yasur-Landau Archaeology
Ilia (Eli) Sloutskin Physics
Tally Kritzman Law
2007
Elly Teman Anthropology
Yaron Lipman Mathematics
Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder Education
Tomer Volansky* Physics
Noam Mizrahi Bible
Roey Jacob Amir Chemistry
Neta Wexler Sal-Man Biochemistry
Izhar Neder Physics
Elizabeta Amir (Golan) Chemistry
Avinoam Zadok Engineering
Asya Rolls Neurobiology
Lilac Amirav Physical Chemistry
2008
Tal Schwartz Physics
Benny Applebaum Computer Sciences
Oded Abt Asian Studies
Tomer Shlomi* Computer Science
Avner (Avi) Fleischer Chemistry
Yael Artzy-Randrup Zoology
Eran Stark Neurobiology
Roi Gazit Immunology
Jonathan Belmaker Ecology
Yaniv Ziv Neurobiology
Liat Goldfarb Psychology
Yuval Birnboim Astrophysics
2009
Yohai Hakak Anthropology
Niv Buchbinder* Computer Science
Alexey Amunts Biochemistry
27
Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
Omri Barak Neurobiology Amir Fink Archaeology Ophira Gamliel Indian Philosophy Dmitry Gourevitch Mathematics Shlomit Greenberg Cognitive Science Vered Halamish Psychology Nadav Kashtan Molecular Biology Netanel Hanan Lindner Physics Naphtali S. Meshel Bible Yana Nec Mathematics Hagai Perets* Physics Ariel Procaccia Computer Sciences Guy Ron Physics Shmuel M. Rubinstein Physics Inon Scharf Zoology Gal Sheppes Psychology Ron Shimelmitz Archaeology Tzahi Weiss Jewish Philosophy and Thought 28
2010 Yael Abadi-Reiss Archaeology Avraham Aizenbud Mathematics Michael Assaf Physics Galit Aviman Japanese Studies Olena Bagno Political Science Haim Belinson Neurobiology Keren Censor* Computer Science Ariel Cohen* Systems Biology Nissim Cohen Public Policy Chen Davidovich Structural Biology Shai Dothan Law Efi Efrati* Physics Orit Gazit International Relations Pavel Ginzburg Electrical Engineering
Ayelet Lesman Biomedical Engineering Elad Paran* Mathematics Guy Polsky Medicine Neta Regev-Rudzki Biochemistry Nir Sapir Ecology Tomer Shechner Psychology 2011 Amitai Abramovitch Psychology Ayala Arad Economics Amir Ariel* Physics Emanuele Dalla Torre Physics Merav Dolev Physics Michael Ebstein Islamic Studies Ayelet Even-Ezra History
Alexander Gumennik Physics
Ofer Firstenberg* Physics
Alon Herschhorn Medicine
Alex Hayat* Electrical Engineering
Boaz Katz* Physics
Amir Ingber Electrical Engineering
Yoav Lahini* Physics
Boaz Keren-Zur* Physics
Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
2013
Shachar Klaiman Chemistry
Guy Cohen Chemical Physics
Ofir Levy Ecology
Yaniv Fox History
Nimrod Marom Archaeology
Danny Horesh Psychology
Or Meir Computer Sciences
Michal Isaacson Geography
Khitam Muhsen Epidemiology
Salomon Israel Psychology
Dani Neftin Mathematics
Ori Katz Physics
Mical Raz History
Ahmad Masarwa Chemistry
Ram Rivlin Law
Liav Orgad Law
Yoav Sagi Physics
Uri Roll Biology
Schraga Schwartz Biology
Benyamin Rosental Immunology
Adi Stern Biology
Jonathan Rubin History
Hadas Velan Psycholinguistics
Efrat Sheffer Ecology
Roy Ziblat Biochemistry
Omri Tal Philosophy of Biology
2012
Itay Tirosh Computational Biology
Ori Bar-Nur* Genetics
Moran Yassour Computational Biology
Danny Ben-Zvi Systems Biology
Reuven Yeshurun Archaeology
Talya Sadeh Psychology
Jonathan Berant Computer Sciences
Yaara Yeshurun Neurobiology
Adi Sheinfeld Electrical Engineering
Gal Binyamini Mathematics
Yakov (Koby) Yosef* Islamic History
Noam Shemesh* Chemistry & MRI
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Oded Berger-Tal Behavioural Ecology David (Dudu) Burstein Life Sciences Ronit Bustin-Drory Information Theory Shoham Choshen-Hillel Psychology Itamar Harel Developmental Biology Yonit Hochberg Particle Physics Leon Jacobowitz-Efron History Ido Kaminer Physics Rabie Khamisy Archaeology Uri Livneh Neurobiology Katy Margulis Chemistry Reshef Meir Computer Sciences Bilha Moor Art History & Islamic Studies Svetlana Natkovich Hebrew Literature Anat Perry Psychology
Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
Orr Spiegel Ecology
Lyle Lustigman Linguistics
Ella Striem-Amit Neurobiology
Firas Mawase Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience
Omri Weisman Psychology Judith Weiss Jewish Thought 2014 Shahar Alon Neuroscience Ido Barth Physics Uri Ben-David Biology Nir Bitansky Computer Sciences Uri Davidovich Archaeology Tali Dekel Electrical Engineering Dmitry Faifman Mathematics Michael Gilead Psychology
Elad Noor* Systems Biology Yakir Paz Talmud and Classical Studies Hannah Pollin-Galay Holocaust Studies Doron Puder Mathematics Noga Ron-Zewi Computer Sciences Ori Rottenstreich Computer Networks Hadas Soifer Physics Michal Weitman* Chemistry 2015 Anat Arzi Neurobiology Ranen Aviner Cell Biology
David Golan Statistics
Vadim Axelrod Cognitive Neuroscience
Or Hasson Literature
Avishai Bar Asher Jewish Philosophy and Thought
Eyal Kalanthroff Neuropsychology
Shahar Barbash Neuroscience
Sheera Lerman-Zohar Psychology
Yehonadav Bekenstein NanoScience
Ronit Levine-Schnur Law
Assaf Breska Psychology
30
Amit Daniely* Computer Sciences Boris Desiatov Applied Physics Raanan Eichler Bible Julie Fadlon Psycholinguistics Erez Freud Cognitive Neuroscience Ofer Fridman* Systems Biology Or Hen* Physics Livnat Jerby-Arnon Computational Biology Anatoly Khina Electrical Engineering Michal Levo Computational Biology Itay Marienberg-Milikowsky Hebrew Literature Naama Mayseless Social and Cognitive Neuroscience Merav Parter Computer Sciences Sivan Refaely-Abramson Computational Materials Science Jonathan Ruhman* Physics Yotam Soreq Particle Physics Avishay Tal* Computer Sciences Ran Tessler* Mathematics
Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
Amit Tubi Geography Yaara Zisman-Ilani Psychology 2016 Rotem Ben-Hamo Computational Biology Reut Avinun Behavioural Sciences Yuval Baum Condensed Matter Physics Rivka Bekenstein Physics Chaim Even Zohar Mathematics Arseny Finkelstein Neuroscience Daniel Genkin Computer Sciences Pavel Goldstein Social Neuroscience
Orit Raz Mathematics & Computer Sciences Niv Reggev Cognitive Neuroscience Yuval Shagam Chemical Physics Nitzan Shahar Clinical Psychology Shay Solomon Computer Sciences Liron Stern Applied Physics Assaf Tamari Jewish History Leeat Yankielowicz-Keren Life Sciences Amitai N. Zernik* Mathematics Motti Zohar Geography
Maya Geva Sagiv Brain Science David Gokhman Genetics Rea Golan Philosophy Ziv Goldfeld Information Theory Inbar Graiver History Dvir Gur Biology Asaf Hamo Condensed Matter Physics Keren Khrizman Linguistics Adi Libson Law Shachar Maidenbaum Neurobiology Eran Maniv Condensed Matter Physics
Ouri Karni Physics of semiconductor optical devices
2017
Laila Karra Immunology
Shay Ben Haim Behavioural Genetics
Shahar Kovalsky* Computer Science
Dina Berdichevsky Hebrew Literature
Daniel Lav Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies
Nadav Cohen* Computer Sciences
Amit Lazarov Clinical Psychology
Sharon Fleischer Engineering
Noam Solomon Mathematics & Computer Sciences
Roi Livni Neural Computation
Hadas Frostig Physics
Shira Weingarten-Gabbay Systems Biology
Lee Perry Gal Archaeology
Reuma Gadassi Polack Clinical Psychology
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Yair Antman Electrical Engineering
Roni Porat Psychobiology Roy Porat Psycholinguistics Shay Rotics Ecology Oren Slone* Particle Physics
Rothschild Fellows 1979–2019
2018 Eyal Abraham Social Neuroscience Moshe Elyashiv Bar-Lev Linguistics Zohar Berman Neuroscience Neta Bodner Art History Daniel Dar Microbiology Niv De Malach Plant Sciences Dorri Halbertal* Physics Adi Hanuka Electrical Engineering Barak Hirshberg* Chemistry Meir J. Grajower Applied Physics Igor Kreimerman Archaeology Deborah Marciano Cognitive Neuroscience Elena Meirzadeh Chemistry Dor Minzer Computer Sciences Yuval Peled Mathematics & Computer Sciences Ido Sagi* Genetics Guy Salomon Mathematics Itai Schlesinger Physics 32
Noam Siegelman Cognitive Science Alexander Spiegelman* Computer Sciences Ilya Svetlizky Physics Einav Tayeb-Fligelman Biology Alex Valdman History Tanya Zion-Waldoks Sociology 2019 Fatina Abreek-Zubiedat Architecture and Town Planning Ram Michael Adar Physics Halely Balaban Cognitive Neuroscience Oren Becker Mathematics Dan Davidi Systems Biology Talya Eden Computer Science (Algorithms) Samer Gnaim Chemistry Yannai Gonczarowski* Mathematical Game Theory Dvir Harris Biochemistry, Biophysics Tamar Hofnung Political Science Muhammad Jbara Chemistry Tammy Katsabian Law
Nimrod Keynan Neuroscience Mriam Kishinevsky Agroecology Gal Kronenberg Mathematics Shifra Lansky Chemistry Dana Rubi Levy Neurobiology Orit Malka* Law Emmanuel Mastey Hebrew Language Vladimir Narovlansky Theoretical Physics Tom Noah Social Psychology William Saban Psychology Ido Sagi Genetics Vardit Shotten-Hallel Building Archaeology Naftali Smith Physics Gregory (Grisha) Spektor* Plasmonics and Nanophotonics
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