Zvi Yavetz | |
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צבי יעבץ | |
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| Born | 26 April 1925 |
| Died | 7 January 2013 (aged 87) |
| Citizenship | Israel |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Known for | Ancient history research |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Tel Aviv University |
Zvi Yavetz (Hebrew : צבי יעבץ; 26 April 1925 – 7 January 2013) was an Israeli historian. He was a professor of ancient history at Tel Aviv University.
Zvi Zucker (later Yavetz) was born in Czernowitz, Ukraine. [1] When he was five years old, he was diagnosed with polio and his father committed suicide. [1] After the German occupation in 1941, he was sent to a concentration camp. His relatives, including his mother, were murdered, but he survived the Holocaust and escaped in 1944. [2] Arriving in Turkey, he was transferred to Cyprus and eventually reached Mandatory Palestine. [2]
Initially, Yavetz joined a kibbutz in the Jordan valley. [3] Then he left to study modern history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [3] While at university, Yavetz worked as a teacher for deaf and speech impaired children. [3] He received a master's degree and PhD in history, classics and sociology in 1950 and 1956, respectively. [4] In 1960, he carried out post-doctoral research at University of London and Lund University. [4]
Yavetz died in January 2013 and was buried at Kibbutz Tel Yitzhak cemetery. [5]
After completing his PhD, Yavetz helped to found Tel Aviv University. [5] In 1956, he was named the department chair of general history and later, dean of humanities faculty at the university. [5]
In 2008, Yavetz published his autobiography, My Czernowitz. [1] He adopted his mother's family name, Yavetz, when he learned that all members of her family had been killed in the Holocaust. [3]
In 1990, Yavetz was awarded the Israel Prize for humanities. [5] In 1997, he was awarded a doctorate (Honoris Causa) from Beer Sheba University and Munich University. [4]
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