1. The Historical Geography and the Urban, Demographic and Social Development of Jerusalem in modern times
2. The Design and Development of the Arab\Jewish Settlement map in Modern Eretz-Israel\Palestine
3. Synagogues and Jewish liturgy in Eretz-Israel in the 20th century: Religious, Cultural, Nationalist and Political Aspects
4. Judaism, Nationalism and statehood From Pre-State Eretz-Israel to the early state years.
Dr. Reuven Gafni
Head of the M.A. Program, The Department for Land of Israel Studies The Department for Multidisciplinary Studies ,
Land of Israel Studies Department
Interdisciplinary Studies B.A, Land of Israel Studies B.A, Land of Israel studies M.A
Areas of Expertise
Selected Courses
1. Religion, Nationalism, Settlement: Texts and Contexts
2. Jerusalem from Ancient Times to the 21st Century
3. Between Gaza and Peqi`in: The Creation of the Jewish settlement map in Eretz-Israel in the 19th century
4. Synagogues in Eretz-Israel in modern Times: Between Religion, Culture, Nationalism and Politics
Selected Publications
1. Under the dome of the nation: Synagogues and Nationalism in the Yishuv during the British Mandate, Sede Boker 2017.
2. A Jewish Community in an Arab Town: Beit She`an 1890-1936, Jerusalem 2018.
3. Hebraizing Sherlock Holmes: A Literary and political affair in Mandatory Eretz-Israel, Jerusalem 2020.
4. “Jewish Medical Personnel in Arab Towns during the British Mandate: A Conditional Presence“, Israel Studies (UIP), 26.1 (2020), pp. 196-218.
5. “Identity, Ethnicity and Nationalism: The Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakai Central Synagogue and the Sephardi Community of Jerusalem, 1900-1948“, Israel Studies Review, 37.3 (winter 2022). pp. 134-157.