Eliezer Rafaeli

Founding president of the University of Haifa

Eliezer Rafaeli

אליעזר רפאלי

Eliezer Rafaeli

Born| (1926-09-18)18 September 1926

Tel Aviv, Israel

Died| 27 May 2018(2018-05-27) (aged 91)
Resting place| Degania Bet, Israel
Nationality| Israeli
Known for| founding President of the University of Haifa

Eliezer Rafaeli (Hebrew: אליעזר רפאלי; September 18, 1926 – May 27, 2018) was the Israeli founding President of the University of Haifa.

## Biography

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Rafaeli was born in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] He was in the Palmach from 1944 to 1948, and in the Israel Defense Forces from 1948 to 1951.[1] He lived in Kibbutz Mishmar Hanegev from 1946 to 1952, and Kibbutz Maagan Michael from 1952 to 1957.[1]

He taught at The New School for Social Research from 1957 to 1959, and at Columbia University from 1960 to 1963.[1][2]

Rafaeli was the founding President of the University of Haifa from 1973 to 1977.[3][2][4][5]

In 2000, Rafaeli was the Chancellor of the University of Haifa, and founder of its Jewish-Arab Center.[6]

Rafaeli died on May 27, 2018, and was buried in Degania Bet, Israel.[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Home". www.eliezerrafaeli.co.il.
2. ^ a b "Person: Eliezer Rafaeli [1920]". The New School Archives: Digital Collections.
3. ^ "Saturday Review; Volume 2; Issues 8-25". Saturday Review Magazine Company. February 1, 1975 – via Google Books.
4. ^ "Haifa University Head is Tulip Week Visitor". Holland Sentinel, p. 3. May 14, 1977.
5. ^ "1976, Israel, English". The Jerusalem Post Magazine – via Internet Archive.
6. ^ Wall, Alix (December 8, 2000). "Visitors from JCF find hints of Jewish-Arab coexistence". J.
7. ^ "הנשיא הראשון של האוניברסיטה הלך לעולמו". colbonews.co.il (in Hebrew). 29 May 2018.

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