Abraham Udovitch

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Abraham Udovitch
Born (1933-05-31) 31 May 1933 (age 90)
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Occupation(s)university professor, Middle East historian, journal editor

Abraham Labe Udovitch (born 31 May 1933) is Khedouri A. Zilkha Professor of Jewish Civilization in the Near East, Emeritus, and Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Emeritus, both at Princeton University.

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Early life

Abraham Labe Udovitch was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1933. He received his B.S. from Columbia University in 1958 and his M.A. in 1959. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1965. [1]

Career

Udovitch taught at Brandeis University and at Cornell University before joining Princeton University in 1968. He is Khedouri A. Zilkha Professor of Jewish Civilization, in the Near East, Emeritus, and Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Emeritus, both at Princeton. [1] [2] The former chair is funded by the Khedouri Zilkha Fund for the Study of the History of Jewish Civilization in the Near East established by Ezra Zilkha in memory of his father Khedouri Zilkha. [3]

He is co-editor of the journal Studia Islamica and was associate editor of the Dictionary of the Middle Ages , prepared for the American Council of Learned Societies. Since 1978, he has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Encyclopaedia of Islam .

Udovitch is a member of the World Executive Committee of the International Center for Peace in the Middle East.

In 2010, Brill published Histories of the Middle East: Studies in Middle Eastern society, economy and law in honor of A.L. Udovitch, edited by Roxani Eleni Margariti, Adam Sabra, and Petra M. Sijpesteijn. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Abraham Udovitch. Department of Near Eastern Studies. Princeton University. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. Abraham Udovitch. Archived 2018-10-12 at the Wayback Machine Right to Non-Violence. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. University, Issues 75-81, Princeton University, 1978, p.19.
  4. Histories of the Middle East. Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Brill. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

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