Daniel Gordis | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | July 5, 1959
Education | Columbia University (BA) Jewish Theological Seminary of America (MA) University of Southern California (PhD) |
Occupation | Author |
Employer | Shalem College |
Father | Leon Gordis |
Relatives | Robert Gordis (grandfather) |
Awards | National Jewish Book Award (2009, 2016) |
Daniel Gordis (born 1959) is an American-born Israeli author. He is Koret Distinguished Fellow at Shalem College in Jerusalem, where he previously was Senior Vice President and Chair of the Core Curriculum.
Gordis is the author of a dozen books on Judaism and Israel. He has received the National Jewish Book Award twice, including Book of the Year for Israel: A Concise History Of A Nation Reborn. The Forward has called Gordis "one of the most influential Israel analysts around."