Author, Speaker, Consultant
About
As an author of feature articles, radio plays and op-eds, I work for the German Public Radio, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, as well as for other German media channels, mostly from the ARD-Network.
My anthology "Singularkollektiv. Erzählungen" was published 2023 by Wallstein Verlag.
As a speaker, I am active both in Germany and Israel. I address political, social and cultural themes from both countries, as well as issues arising from the German-Israeli and European-Israeli thematic fields.
The questions and themes which I address as an author and speaker also stand at the heart of my engagement with a variety of civil society projects and organizations which confront the growing challenges of democratic societies these days.
Furthermore, I work as a consultant for German and Israeli companies, institutes, foundations and NGOs, as well as for multinational projects and cooperative endeavors.
Photo: Tal Alon
I hold a Ph.D. jointly from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and the Free University, Berlin, in the fields of German History and Literature.
All these occupations are in harmony with being a proud family man, father of three children.
I first came to Germany in 1999 as a musician in the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. As a result, until 2014 I enjoyed an international career as an orchestral musician, playing the French Horn in orchestras such as the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin (RSB), the Deutsche Opera Berlin, the Bavarian State Theater in Nuremburg, the New Israeli Opera and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Education
2020
Joint Ph.D. from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem (Department of History) and the Free University of Berlin (Department of German Literature)
2014
M.A. magna cum laude in German Studies at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem
2006
Diploma (orchestral musician – French horn) at the University of the Arts, Berlin
השכלה
דוקטוראט משותף לאוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים ולאוניברסיטה החופשית בברלין בתחומים הסטוריה וספרות גרמנית.
2020
תואר שני (M.A.) בהצטיינות מהמרכז ללימודים גרמניים באוניברסיטה העברית, ירושלים
2014
תואר שני (M.A.) בהצטיינות מהמרכז ללימודים גרמניים באוניברסיטה העברית, ירושלים
2006
Prizes & Awards
2021
ARD Radio Play of the Year for "Adolf Eichmann: Ein Hörprozess" (rbbKultur/Deutschlandfunk)
2020
Nominated by the SWR for the "CIVIS" European Media-Prize
2019
Nominated by ARD (The Public German Broadcasting Service) for the European Radio Competition, “Prix Europa” (for the radio-play “We Love Israel,” together with Noam Brusilovsky)
Mai 2018
“Radio-Play of the Month” award from the German Academy of Performing Arts
2015-2017
International Ph.D. Scholarship, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
2011
Rector´s Award, the Hebrew University, Jerusalem
פרסים
Nominierung durch den Deutschlandfunk zum Columbus Preis der Vereinigu
Nominierung durch den SWR zum "CIVIS" europäischen Medienpreis
ARD-Nominierung als deutscher Beitrag für den europäischen Radiowettbewerb „Prix Europa“ (für „We Love Israel“ beim SWR2,
2020
2020
2019
„Hörspiel des Monats“ (für „We Love Israel“) von der Deutschen Akademie der darstellenden Künste
Mai 2018
Internationales DAAD Promotionsstipendium
Rektor-Preis, Hebräische Universität, Jerusalem
2015-2017
2011