Moshe Kaveh

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Moshe Kaveh
פרופ' משה קוה (24018040890).jpg
Born
משה קוה

1943
Tashkent
NationalityIsraeli
Occupationphysicist
Known forPresident of Bar-Ilan University

Moshe Kaveh (משה קוה; born 1943) is an Israeli physicist and former President of Bar-Ilan University.[1][2]

Biography[]

Kaveh was born in Tashkent in Uzbekistan, where his parents sought safety after fleeing from Poland.[2][3]

All ten siblings of his father, Rabbi David Kaveh, did not survive the Holocaust.[2] The Kaveh family made aliyah to Israel in 1950.[2]

He is a Professor in the Department of Physics at Bar-Ilan University. He has published over 300 articles on physics.[1] Kaveh was Chairman of the Department, Dean of the school's Faculty of Natural Sciences, and Rector of Bar-Ilan.[2]

Kaveh was President of Bar-Ilan University from 1996 to 2013, succeeding Shlomo Eckstein and followed by Daniel Hershkowitz.[4][5] In 2013 he resigned.[6][7] Kaveh was chairman of Israel's Committee of University Presidents.[8]

In 2008 the Israel Council for Higher Education awarded Kaveh its Prize for Higher Education.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Council for Higher Education to Award Prize to Former University President Prof. Moshe Kaveh". Bar Ilan University. November 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Moshe Kaveh - Le interviste".
  3. ^ "Bar-Ilan University Celebrates Sino-Judaic Friendship". www1.biu.ac.il. June 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "Kaveh Moshe | Department of Physics | Bar-Ilan University". physics.biu.ac.il.
  5. ^ "Bar-Ilan Presidents | Bar Ilan University". www1.biu.ac.il.
  6. ^ "Bar Ilan University president resigns". Globes. February 17, 2013.
  7. ^ Kobi Nahshoni (May 21, 2009). "Bar Ilan president slams religious fear of academia". Ynetnews.
  8. ^ Kalman, Matthew (July 23, 2010). "Head of Israeli University Demands Ouster of Professors Who Support Boycott". The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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