S. Ilan Troen

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Ilan Troen is an Israeli scholar. He is the Karl, Harry and Helen Stoll Professor of Israel Studies at Brandeis University.

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Biography

Selwyn Ilan Troen grew up in the Boston, Massachusetts area. He is a graduate of Brandeis, with an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.[ citation needed ]

Academic career

When he joined the Brandeis faculty, the university announced that it was creating a chair in Israel Studies in order "to develop an accurate historical understanding of the origin and development of the State of Israel and its place in the world." [1]

Troen believes that Israel's secular culture "has drawn from two important traditions: the prophetic tradition within Judaism and universal values generated by an enlightenment society." [2]

Troen is a founder of the journal Israel Studies . [3]

Personal life

Troen's grandmother was killed in a pogrom on March 14, 1919 in her village, Derazhne, then part of the Second Polish Republic. [4] His daughter Deborah Matias and her husband were killed in their home during the Holit massacre on 7 October 2023. [5] [6]

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References

  1. http://www.dailynewstribune.com/news/local_regional/walt_troen04222003.htm%5B%5D
  2. “How Secular or Democratic Can a Jewish State Be?” Archived 2006-10-29 at the Wayback Machine , Tufts-Fletcher-News, Tufts University, October 2002.
  3. Belasco, Daniel. "A Seat At The Table: With new chair at Brandeis, Israel studies taking its place in academia", The Jewish Week, 14 December 2001.
  4. Troen, S. Ilan (2023-10-12). "Opinion: My grandmother was killed in a pogrom. Then my daughter was, too". CNN. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  5. Lissauer, Talia; Stoico, Nick. "'Tragedy and trauma': Brandeis professor's daughter, son-in-law killed in Israel". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  6. "Deborah and Shlomi Matias, 50 and 49: Died shielding their son". www.timesofisrael.com. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-21.