About Gershon Ben-Shakhar
Lived 1942 – 2026 (aged 83). Gershon Ben-Shakhar was an Israeli psychologist, known for Open University of Israel.
Gershon Ben-Shakhar (Hebrew: גרשון בן שחר; born May 25, 1942, died February 11, 2026) was an Israeli psychologist. He served as president of the Open University of Israel. He received the Israel Prize in 2024.
Academic career Gershon Ben-Shakhar earned a B.A. in Psychology and Statistics (1966), an M.A. in Psychology (1970), and a Ph.D. in Psychology (1975) from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, from 1975 to 1976.
Awards and recognition In 2011 he was an EMET Prize Laureate.
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Gershon Ben-Shakhar was born on 25 May 1942 in Jerusalem.
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Gershon Ben-Shakhar died on 11 February 2026.
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Gershon Ben-Shakhar was a psychologist.
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Gershon Ben-Shakhar was known for Open University of Israel.
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