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Lilach Rosenberg-Friedman is a historian and a senior lecturer at the land of Israel studies and Archaeology department, in Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Rosenberg-Friedman specializes in the Social history of Mandatory Palestine and Israel, and particularly in the history of women, gender and family. Her writing include a book entitled Revolutionaries despite themselves: Women and Gender in Religious Zionism during the Yishuv Period (Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi, 2005) [Hebrew] and various essays on Women and gender in Mandatory Palestine and the state of Israel, such as: feminine identity and leadership, the Hebrew family, marriage and motherhood and biographies of women in the era of national renaissance. Her new book: Birthrate Politics in Zion: Judaism, Zionism and Modernity in Mandate Palestine (1920-1948), was accepted for publication at the Indiana University Press.

Academic Interests:

  • Israel in the modern period: The late Ottoman period, the pre-State population in Palestine,
  • the Zionist movement during the Mandate period: society, governance and politics, the rural society
  • The early years of independence
  • Women and gender in the history of pre-State Israel and the State of Israel Religious Zionism;
  • Women and gender in Religious Zionism 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Bar-Ilan University

Jan 1998Jan 2002

Award Date: 1 Jan 2002

Master's Degree, Bar-Ilan University

Oct 1993Oct 1997

Award Date: 1 Oct 1997

Bachelor, Bar-Ilan University

Oct 1989Oct 1992

Award Date: 1 Oct 1992

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