Michel Abitbol

Not to be confused with Michel Bitbol.
Michel Abitbol
מיכאל אביטבול
Born (1943-04-14) April 14, 1943 (age 81)
Casablanca, Morocco
Known forExpert on the history of Morocco and the history of the Jews of North Africa
Scientific career
FieldsHistory
InstitutionsHebrew University of Jerusalem

Michel Abitbol (Hebrew: מיכאל אביטבול; born 14 April 1943 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a Moroccan-Israeli historian.

He is considered an expert on the history of Morocco and the history the Jews of North Africa.[1] In the 80s, he gave courses at Université Paris VIII and Yale University. He is currently professor and chair of the Department of African Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[2] He is the scientific director of the Center for Research on Moroccan Jewry, founded in Jerusalem in 1994.[3]

He writes his books and monographs in French.

From 1978 until 1981 and from 1987 until 1994 he was the director of the Ben-Zvi Institute in Jerusalem.[4]

  1. ^ "Biographical note at end of Secularization in Mizrahi Jewish Life by Michel Abitbol". JBooks.com. 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Islam in Africa and the Middle East: Studies on Conversion and Renewal". Ashgate Publishing. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  3. ^ Abitbol, Michel (Autumn 1998). "Research on Moroccan Jewry". Bulletin du Centre de Recherche, Jérusalem. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Michel Abitbol" (in French). bibliomonde.com. Retrieved 23 January 2011.