Adi
Portughies is a visiting scholar from Israel. His field of interest is the
political history of Israel, as well as the collective memory of Israeli
society. His PhD dissertation, completed in 2008 at the Department for Jewish
History at Bar Ilan University under the supervision of Prof. Judith Baumel
Schwartz, deals with trends in politics and public opinion in Israel during the
years 1967-1982, focusing on the ideological and radical left movements.
Through his research, Dr. Portughies argued that Israeli history is not
necessarily a product of wars but rather a part of the contemporary history as
a whole.
Dr.
Portughies is a Schusterman fellow at the TaubCenter for Israel Studies at New YorkUniversity for the academic year of
2008-2009. He is also a Recipient of the Israeli Planning and Budgeting Committee Rotenstreich Fellowship for
outstanding students for PhD degrees.
Since
2006, Adi Portughies has lived in the Negev
with his family. He promotes Jewish-Bedouin tourism in the desert, takes part
in public committees and tags Griffin Vultures from time to time.
