Studies

1966: Baccalauréat, section Mathématiques Elémentaires

Paris - Sorbonne

1968: D.U.E.L. (Mention Bien)

1969: Licence de Lettres Modernes (Mention Bien)

1970: Maîtrise de Lettres Modernes (Mention Très Bien)

1973: Doctorat de l'Université de Paris 111 (Mention Très Honorable)


Academic activity

Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israël
Dpt of French: 1971 1985

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israël
Dpt of Comparative Literature & Dpt of French : 1986-
Full Professor since 1995

Functions held at the Hebrew University :

Member of the Teaching Commission (1986 1988)

Delegate to the Senate (1989-1992)

Chair of the French Department (1989-1992)

Member of the Commission for Advanced studies (1993-1995)

Director of the Desmarais Research Center fbr French Culture (1992-1998)

Member of the Commission for Research Students (1995-1997, 1998-99)

Chair of the French Department (1999 -2002)

Member of the General Commission for Nominations (2003-)


Université de Montréal

Feb-March 1993: Visiting Professor (Département des Etudes Françaises)


Collège International de Philosophie, Paris

Nov Dec. 1996: Director of research seminar : "Le sens de la rencontre"

Feb March 1998: Director of research seminar : "Formes théologiques du négatif'.

March April 2002 : Director of research seminar : < L'affirmation judaïque du monde

January 2003 : Director of research seminar : < La métaphore du talion >

February 2004 Director of research seminar : < La double mort de Moïse »


Academic Nominations

Corresponding Member of the Collège International de Philosophie, Paris

Katherine Cornell Chair in Comparative Literature (2000)


Awards

2ème accessit de français au Concours Général (1965)

Chevalier de l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques (1993)