As Shalem embarks on the establishment of Israel’s first liberal arts college, many may rightly ask, “will my investment in Shalem College really produce people that will have the capacity for leadership and true impact?” The answer is that we already have. Shalem is far from an "ivory tower." Much to our pride, our scholars have assumed positions of leadership in many spheres of public life.
“What we write in this building will affect this country: its security, its stability, its survival, its relationship with the world, and most important of all it affects its relationship with itself.” --Michael Oren, May 2009
Shalem Distinguished Fellow Michael Oren Selected as Ambassador to U.S.
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Michael Oren, who joined the Shalem Center in 1998 as part of its initial group of senior fellows, has been chosen as Israel's next ambassador to Washington. During his 11 years at the Center, Oren wrote Six Days of War (Oxford, 2002) and Power, Faith and Fantasy (Norton, 2007), both of which were highly acclaimed in scholarly and media reviews alike, and became New York Times bestsellers. At Shalem, he also served a term as head of student education programs, co-directed the summer intern programs, and helped to shape the curriculum for the planned Shalem College, on whose faculty he intends to serve. “Since Michael Oren joined the Shalem Center he has shown himself to be a consistently original and compelling scholar,” said Daniel Polisar, President of the Shalem
“The fact that I was approached by the Minister of Finance, and asked by him to be his advisor, was a result of these five years at Shalem.” --Omer Moav
Shalem Center Senior Fellow Omer Moav to Chair Israeli Council of Economic Advisers
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Omer Moav, a senior fellow at the Shalem Center’s Institute for Economic and Social Policy, has been chosen as Chairman of the newly formed Israeli Council of Economic Advisers. Moav, who was appointed by Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, will play a central role in setting economic policy and also serve in a senior advisory capacity to the Finance Minister. When Moav joined the Shalem Center in 2004, he was known principally in academic circles for his research in growth economics, carried out at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he is currently an Associate Professor. Under Shalem auspices he conducted a number of important studies on policy issues, including a series of papers on the brain drain, co-authored with colleague Eric Gould (also a senior fellow at the Shalem Center,) and an analysis of the failure of Israeli government subsidies to spur higher employment in development areas. As a Shalem fellow, Moav has testified before the Knesset, and been appointed to two government commissions within the last eighteen months, and has also made over 100 appearances in the opinion pages of Israeli newspapers and on national radio and television. Click here to read a Q&A with Moav in Haaretz.
Distinguished Fellow Moshe Ya’alon Appointed Vice Prime Minister, Minister for Strategic Affairs Moshe Ya’alon’s appointment to the new Israeli government comes after his two and a half year term as a distinguished fellow at the Shalem Center’s Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies. During that period, he wrote a book, The Longer Shorter Way, which was on three Israeli bestseller lists over the course of 11 weeks and attracted widespread critical acclaim. Lt. Gen. (Res.) Ya’alon joined the Shalem Center following an illustrious career in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which culminated in his appointment as the 17th IDF Chief of Staff from 2002 to 2005. Ya’alon’s role will involve coordination of security, intelligence and diplomatic initiatives regarding Iran and other strategic threats. Click here to read a recent essay by Moshe Ya’alon in Azure. |
