In Memory of Prof. Ze’ev Sternhell z”l: His Life and Work

Professor Ze’ev Sternhell was one of Israel’s most prominent political scientists and public intellectuals until his death at the age of 85 in June of this year. A Holocaust survivor, he did much of his work on the nature of fascism and also frequently critiqued Israeli government policy in articles and newspaper op-eds.

On 15 October 2020, Partners for Progressive Israel organized a panel discussion on Professor Sternhell's work and its importance for Israel today. The discussion was moderated by his daughter, Yael Sternhell, a historian at Tel Aviv University. The other participants were Arie Dubnov, Laura Wharton, and Noah Gerber, all academics who were close to Prof. Sternhell and familiar with his work.