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Yair Auron
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| Born | April 30, 1945 |
| Alma mater | Tel-Aviv University |
| Occupation | Historian, Scholar |
Yair Auron was born on April 30, 1945. He is an Israeli historian and expert. He studies important topics like the Holocaust and genocide. He also researches racism and modern Jewish history. Since 2005, he has led a department at The Open University of Israel. He is also a professor there.
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About Yair Auron
Yair Auron is a historian who studies very important and sometimes sad parts of history. He focuses on events where many people were harmed because of who they were. His work helps us learn from the past.
His Education Journey
Yair Auron studied history and sociology at Tel-Aviv University. He earned his first degree there. Later, he got a master's degree from The Hebrew University. He then went to Paris, France, to study more. He earned his Ph.D. from the Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle.
Working as a Historian
From 1974 to 1976, Yair Auron worked at Yad Vashem. This is a special place in Jerusalem that remembers the Holocaust. He was in charge of the education part there. In the 1980s, he did research at the Hebrew University. He also worked at an institute linked to Tel-Aviv University.
From 1996 to 1999, he taught at the Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel. He was a senior lecturer and led the Cultural Studies section.
Today, Auron helps lead the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide in Jerusalem. He is also on the board of directors for the Zoryan Institute. This is a group in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He also advises The Genocide Education Project in San Francisco, USA. These groups work to teach people about genocide. They help prevent such terrible events from happening again.
Books He Has Written
Yair Auron has written many books. These books share his research and knowledge. They cover topics like Jewish identity and how people reacted to genocides. Some of his important books include:
- Jewish-Israeli Identity (1993)
- The Banality of Indifference: The Attitude of the Yishuv and the Zionist Movement to the Armenian Genocide (1995)
- The Banality of Denial (2003)
- The Pain of Knowledge - Holocaust and Genocide issues in Education (2005)
These books help people understand difficult historical events. They teach us about the importance of remembering and learning.
See also
- Armenia–Israel relations
- Genocide studies
- Holocaust studies
