The Cherrick Center for study of Zionism, the Yishuv, and the State of Israel
The Cherrick Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was founded in 1985 to promote interdisciplinary research on Zionism, the Yishuv, and the State of Israel. Affiliated with the Institute for Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University, the Cherrick Center is committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of the period extending from the emergence of Hibbat Zion to the present, while focusing on Zionist thought, the Zionist movement, aliyah, Jewish settlement, the histories of Arabs and Jews living in Palestine and the State of Israel, the affinity between the State and the Jewish people in their diasporas, minorities in Israeli society, globalization, economics, law, society, and culture(s).... more                                              

Bernard Cherrick
Bernard Cherrick joined the Hebrew University on the eve of the conclusion of the Mandate era, during the difficult period of the War of Independence, the isolation of the university, and the establishment of the State. He was entrusted with running the Department of Information and Public Affairs, and transformed it, through his rhetorical talents, interpersonal relations, sense of humor and managerial capabilities, into a most important factor in ensuring the financial stability of the university. Cherrick succeeded in strengthening the involvement of groups of “Friends” in the activities of the institution...more