Jehuda Reinharz

1944 -

Country of citizenship: United States

Languages spoken, written or signed: English, Hebrew

Educated at: Harvard University, Columbia University, Brandeis University, Columbia University School of General Studies

Occupation: historian, university teacher

Award received: honorary doctor of Ben-Gurion University

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Jehuda Reinharz (Hebrew: יהודה ריינהרץ; born August 1, 1944) served as President of Brandeis University from 1994–2010. He was the Richard Koret Professor of Modern Jewish History and Director of the Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry at Brandeis. He is the president and CEO of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation. On September 25, 2009, Reinharz announced his retirement as President of Brandeis, but at the request of the Board of Trustees, he stayed on until a replacement could be hired. On January 1, 2011, Reinharz became president and CEO of the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Foundation. Source: Wikipedia (en)