2016 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

127 Dr. Gustavo Perednik (Israel) Visiting professor in the Department of Jewish Studies. He delivered the lectures “A Decade Since Ilán Halimi – Judeophobia Reconsidered,” on July 5, and “The Centennial of Sholem Aleichem,” on July 7. Dr. Yosi Goldstein (Israel) Research Fellow at the Yad Vashem International Institute for Holocaust Research. He delivered the lecture “Why Did Shoah Survivors Remain Silent? The Hidden Children of the Holocaust,” July 24. Gabriel Ben-Tasgal (Israel) Director of the Hatzad Hasheni public diplomacy program and the Betar youth movement in Jerusalem. He delivered the lecture “Is It Possible to Stop the ISIS Brand?”, September 22. Prof. Ruth Fine (Israel) Holder of the Salomon & Victoria Cohen Chair in Iberian Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She delivered the lecture “Cervantes and the Jewish Tradition,” November 15. LECTURES AND ACADEMIC VISITS 2016 Dr. Gustavo Perednik Prof. Ruth Fine