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Ora Kedem

1924 – 2026

Austrian-Israeli chemist

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Lived 1924 – 2026 (aged 101). Ora Kedem was an Israeli and Austrian chemist, university teacher, physical chemist and biologist.

Ora Kedem (; 2 July 1924 – 23 February 2026) was an Austrian-born Israeli chemist who was a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and a recipient of the 1961 Israel Prize for life sciences.

Biography Josefa Katz (later Ora Kedem) was born in Vienna. Her mother was a seamstress and her father ran a perfume business. After the Anschluss, when Austria was annexed by the Nazis in 1938, the family businesses were closed down. Her brother and sister had already immigrated to Palestine with the Youth Aliya movement and her father immigrated in the framework of Aliya Bet. Kedem and her mother remained in Austria until 1940. Kedem, then 16 years old, boarded a ship on the Danube en route to Palestine.

Scientific career In 2005, she was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to the thermodynamics of irreversible transport processes and the development of separation processes for the treatment of water and wastewater.

Kedem died on 23 February 2026, at the age of 101.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Employers
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Awards
Israel Prize; Bourke Award
Also known as
Orah Kedem

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ora Kedem's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ora Kedem?

Austrian-Israeli chemist

When was Ora Kedem born?

Ora Kedem was born on 2 July 1924 in Vienna.

When did Ora Kedem die?

Ora Kedem died on 22 February 2026.

What was Ora Kedem's occupation?

Ora Kedem was a chemist, university teacher, physical chemist and biologist.

What nationality was Ora Kedem?

Ora Kedem was Israeli and Austrian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ora Kedem

· Wikidata: Q6647801

· DBpedia: Ora Kedem

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