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Benjamin Shwadran

1907 – 2001

Israeli academic

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Lived 1907 – 2001 (aged 93–94). Benjamin Shwadran was an American writer.

Benjamin Shwadran (; 1907 – 2001) was an author and professor of Middle Eastern studies. He was born in the Old City of Jerusalem. Shwadran went to the United States in 1927 and completed his studies at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he received a doctorate in 1945. Shwadran first taught Middle Eastern studies at the New School for Social Research in New York, and then as professor of Middle Eastern studies and director of the Middle East Institute at Dropsie College and Yeshiva University. Shwadran then taught as a professor of political science at Hofstra University. In 1973, he retired to Jerusalem, and continued to teach as a professor of modern Middle East history at Tel Aviv University and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Jordan, A State of Tension (1959; The University of Chicago Press), The Power Struggle in Iraq, and Middle East Oil Crises since 1973 (1986).

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Important facts

Born
1907, Old City of Jerusalem
Birth century
Died
2001
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Clark University, Dropsie College, Hofstra University
Employers
Yeshiva University, Tel Aviv University, Hofstra University

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Who was Benjamin Shwadran?

Israeli academic

When was Benjamin Shwadran born?

Benjamin Shwadran was born in 1907 in Old City of Jerusalem.

When did Benjamin Shwadran die?

Benjamin Shwadran died in 2001.

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Benjamin Shwadran was a writer.

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Benjamin Shwadran was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Benjamin Shwadran

· Wikidata: Q4889224

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