Roy Marom is an Israeli historian and historical geographer. Marom is the curator of the Palestinian Rural History Project, which specializes in the history of the Palestinian countryside during the Ottoman and British Mandate periods. [1]
Marom acquired his education at Tel Aviv University and the University of Haifa. [2] [3] He wrote his doctoral dissertation in Middle Eastern studies. His doctoral advisors were Mahmoud Yazbak and Ido Shahar. [4] Marom was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley. [5] In 2024, he served as the Ernest S. Frerichs Annual Professor at the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem.
Marom has participated in the Archaeological Survey of Israel project, and is co-author of one of its survey maps. [6] He curated the archeological collections in Beit ha-Rishonim Museum (Even Yehuda) and al-Qasemi Academic College's Museum (Baqa al-Gharbiya). [7] [8]
Marom is an associate of the Jezreel Valley Regional Project and has led interdisciplinary projects about key archaeological sites in Israel/Palestine, publishing works about Lajjun, Ashdod-Yam, Ras al-'Ain, Ramat HaNadiv, Al-Shaykh Muwannis, al-Muzayri'a, Majdal Yaba, Mulabbis, Jindas, and Hamama. [9]
Marom has specialized in local history of Arab villages and moshavot, inspiring hikers and history enthusiasts alike. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] Marom identified the inhabitants of Mulabbis, which preceded Petah Tikva, the first moshava. [16] [17] [18] [19] Marom's studies of the Forest of the Plain of Sharon enabled environmental conversation efforts to preserve the area's remaining Mt. Tabor Oak trees. [20] Marom researched the first world war, discovering an Ottoman military cemetery near Even Yehuda. [21] [22]
In 2018, Marom published an opinion piece about Palestinian land use before the establishment of Kibbutz Nir David among supposedly “swampy wastelands.” The piece drew significant press coverage in the context of ongoing social justice debates about ownership and access rights to the 'Asi River in Beth She'an. [23] [24] [25] [26] [27]
Marom has been awarded national-level prizes and fellowships, including by the Fulbright Association, Azrieli Foundation, Dan David Foundation, the Polonsky Academy at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, the Martin Buber Society of Fellows at the Hebrew University (offered), Yad Ben Tzvi, the Israeli Geographical Association and The Middle East & Islamic Studies Association of Israel. [28]
Marom's work has been covered in different international, Palestinian, and Israeli News media outlets, including Al-Quds Al-Arabi, Ynet, [29] Panorama, Arab 48, [30] Zochrot, [31] Siha Mekomit, Dunya al-Watan, [32] and MadarCenter, among others. [33] [34]
Danna, was a Palestinian village 13 kilometres north of Baysan that was captured by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and the villagers were expelled.
Hamama was a Palestinian town of over 5,000 inhabitants that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was located 24 kilometers north of Gaza. It was continuously inhabited from the Mamluk period until 1948.
Isdud was a Palestinian village, on the site today known as Tel Ashdod. In the 1940s the village had thousands of Arab and Jewish inhabitants, but was largely depopulated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. By 1992, only ruins remained.
Even Yehuda is a town in the central Sharon region of Israel east of Netanya. In 2022 it had a population of 14,365.
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Al-Jura was a Palestinian village that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, located immediately adjacent to the towns of Ashkelon and the ruins of ancient Ascalon. In 1945, the village had a population of approximately 2,420 mostly Muslim inhabitants. Though defended by the Egyptian Army, al-Jura was nevertheless captured by Israel's Givati Brigade in a November 4, 1948, offensive as part of Operation Yoav.
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Naghnaghiya was a Palestinian Arab village, 28.5 kilometers (17.7 mi) southeast of Haifa. It was depopulated before the outbreak of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
Al-Mansi was a Palestinian village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was occupied on 12 April 1948 by Israeli troops during the Battle of Mishmar HaEmek. The village was inhabited by Turkmens.
Al-Bira, is a depopulated former Palestinian village located 7.5 km north of Baysan. During Operation Gideon, the village was occupied by the Golani Brigade.
Al-Tira, was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on 15 April 1948 as part of Operation Gideon under the command of Yosef Weitz. It was located 17.5 km north of Baysan overlooking Wadi al-Bira. However, 'Ayn al-Bayda' was the main source of drinking water for al-Tira inhabitants.
Al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 8, 1948, during the Battle of Mishmar HaEmek. It was located 28 km southeast of Haifa.
Al-Ghubayya al-Tahta was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict, located 28 km southeast of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 8, 1948, under the Battle of Mishmar HaEmek.
Ayn al-Mansi was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Jenin of the Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated as a result of a military attack in mid-April during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine.
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Most of the villagers belong to the Ighbarieh and Mahagna clans. The village is the birthplace of the poet Rashid Hussein. Highway 65 passes through the village and splits it into two parts.
Al-Musheirifa is an Arab village in Israel's Haifa District. The village is located in the Wadi Ara area of the northern Triangle, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of Umm al-Fahm. Since 1996, it has been under the jurisdiction of the Ma'ale Iron local council. In mid-2016 Musheirifa's population was 3472, all of whom are Muslim. The village is divided into four neighborhoods: Ighbarieh, El-Manshya, Jabbarin, and the Old Village. The inhabitants are largely members of the Ighbarieh clan, which inhabits the upper parts of the village, and the Jabbarin clan, which inhabit the lower parts. Bayada was a neighborhood of the village in the past but split from it and became a new village. The village has poor infrastructure and, like many other villages in the Wadi Ara region, lacks many social institutions and recreational areas.
Mu'awiya is an Arab village in Israel's Haifa District. The village is in the Wadi Ara area of the northern Triangle and lies between Kfar Kara and Umm el-Fahm. The village has around 3,100 residents. Since 1996, it has been under the jurisdiction of the Basma local council. The village is divided into two neighborhoods: eastern and western. The residents of the village belong to two clans: Ighbarieh and Mahmid.
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