THE DINUR CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN JEWISH HISTORY
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Las, Nelly Curriculum Vitae Education: 1981-85: Sorbonne University, Paris, PhD, Jewish History on the subject: The Impact of Zionism on French Jewry from the Dreyfus Affair to World War II 1974-76 Nanterre University, France, M.A., General History 1966-70 Hebrew University of Jerusalem, B.A., History, Philosophy

Fields of Interest and Research:

History and sociology of contemporary Jewry: Zionism, antisemitism today, Women in Jewish society, the history of French Jewry.

Academic Publications and Presentations:

Aug. 1997: presentation on: Women's Organizations in the Jewish World :

Expressions of Particularism and Universalism in Jewish Solidarity (1893-1997) at the Twelfth World Congress of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem.

May 1996: Jewish Women in a Changing World - A History of the International Council of Jewish Women, ed. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, book translated from French; originally published under the title Femmes juives dans le siècle - Histoire du Conseil international des femmes juives (1899-1995), L'Harmattan, Paris.

1992: Two articles in French published in 'Actes du Colloque international', INALCO, Paris, on "The Zionist Movement in France between the Two World War"; article published in Hebrew on the same subject in the book 'Yahadut Tsarfat, Ha-zionut ve Medinat Israel, Ben Gurion University of the Negev- P

1988-90: member of the "Herzl Fellow", Hebrew University of Jerusalem: post doctorate fellowship on the subject: The Zionist Movement in France in the Wake of the Holocaust, 1942-1948, Continuity and Change.

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Professional Experience:

Hebrew University of Jerusalem: lecturer and researcher:

1997- 1998: lecturer at the Rothberg School for Overseas Students of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on: Jewish State or a State for Jews? - From Dream to Reality.

1990-92: lecturer in the 4-year program of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Rothberg School for Overseas Students on: Contemporary Antisemitism.

World Zionist Organization:

1987-1998: Director of the French Language Division, deputy director of the Section of Zionist Studies: functions included contact with Jewish communities in the Diaspora, lectures and preparation of educational programs and cultural events to promote the Zionist idea and a deeper knowledge of Israel today.