Jacob Hen-Tov

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Jacob Hen-Tov
Born (1932-08-24) 24 August 1932 (age 91)
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Jacob Hen-Tov (born 24 August 1932) is an Israeli-American academic specializing in the history and politics of Russia and the Middle East and the legal system of the former Soviet Union. He retired in 2003 from his position as Professor of Eurasian Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. [1]

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Education

Hen-Tov earned a LL.B. and B.A. in political science from Tel Aviv University in 1957 and 1959, respectively. In 1960, he received a Master of Arts in Middle Eastern and Russian history from Brandeis University, while also completing a Master of Laws (LL.M.) at Harvard Law School that same year. In 1963, he earned a second M.A. in Russian studies from Harvard University, then a Ph.D. in Russian and Middle Eastern studies in 1969 from Brandeis University, where he was supervised by Walter Laqueur. [2]

Career

Hen-Tov spent his early employment years as a teacher in the Israeli educational system and subsequently, after training as a journalist, became a correspondent in criminal and legal affairs and later a parliamentary correspondent for the Israeli daily newspaper Herut . He was also on the staff of the literary supplement of both Herut and Haboker (former Israeli daily newspapers). Upon the completion of his legal studies in Tel-Aviv, he did his internship as a lawyer in the law firm of Dr. Samuel Fischelev (who later served as Israel's ambassador to the Philippines).[ citation needed ]

In 1958, Hen-Tov moved to the United States. After receiving his graduate degrees at Harvard and Brandeis, he was appointed assistant professor of Russian studies at the College of the Holy Cross and then professor of history and political science at Worcester State University. From 1971-73, he was a visiting lecturer at the University of Haifa and the Israeli Technion. During 1969-72 and 1974–75, he was also an associate of the Harvard Russian Research Center.

In 1975, Hen-Tov assumed the position of professor of history and government at the U.S. Army Russian Institute (Department of Defense) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. In 1993, when the institute expanded into the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, he was appointed as professor of Eurasian studies until his retirement in 2003.

In addition to his position at the U.S. Russian Institute (and later the George C. Marshall Center), Hen-Tov was a lecturer of history and government at the University of Maryland's European Extension Program (1976–96), an adjunct associate professor of Soviet government at Georgetown University (1983–84), and an adjunct professor of international relations at the NATO Military Academy-SHAPE, in Oberammergau, Germany (1981–88).

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References

  1. Transaction Publishers. "Author: Jacob Hen-Tov". www.transactionpub.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  2. Brandeis Magazine. "Spring 2013". www.brandeis.edu. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. Harvard Law Bulletin. "Summer 2013 - Class Notes" (PDF). www.taylorenglish.com. Retrieved 15 August 2014.[ permanent dead link ]