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Eran Ofek

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Weizmann Institute of Science
Eran Ofek is a researcher at the Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the Weizmann Instiute of Science.
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His research includes a broad range of astrophysical topics including the panchromatic transient sky, gravitational lensing, small bodies in the solar system, diffraction-limited imaging, instrumentation, and methods. 


2018-2019 Fellow: Big Data and Planets

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Oded Irshai

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oded is a professor in the Department of Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests are Jewish history and culture in late Antiquity, and Judeo-Christian dialogue during the same period.
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Meir Litvak

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Tel Aviv University
Israel is a professor in the Department of Middle Eastern and African History at Tel Aviv University. His research interests are modern Shi'ism and Arab representations of the Holocaust.
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Erich Gruen

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UC Berkeley
Erich is a professor in the Department of History and Classics at the University of California at Berkeley. His research interests are: Hellenistic history (cultural, social and political); Roman history (cultural, social and political); the Jews in the Graeco-Roman world (Second Temple period).
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The Botanical Equivalent of Jurassic Park

1 December, 2023

In a scientific journey evoking the popular concept of "Jurassic Park," Bioarchaeologist Prof. Guy Bar-Oz (Department of Archaeology, University of Haifa), a member of the "Desert Sea Connectivity: Arid-Zone Food Security and Climate Change in Late Antiquity" Research Group at The Israel institute for Advanced Studies, alongside fellow researchers, Prof. Gideon Avni (Head of the Archaeological Division at the Israel Antiquities Authority) and Prof. Gil Gambash (School of Archeology & Maritime Cultures, University of Haifa), embarked on an extraordinary archaeological endeavour. 

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Raanan Rein

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Tel Aviv University
Raanan is a professor in the Department of History at Tel Aviv University. His research interests are: 20th century Argentine and Spanish history; populism; Latin American ethnic studies, with an emphasis on Jewish and Arab experiences.