Curriculum vitae of Dr. Aviv Ekrony

Dr. Aviv Ekrony
8 Mevo Hatichon
Ramat Gan
ISRAEL

Tel: 03-6760844
Fax: 03-6768646
e-mail: avivbel@inter.net.il

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

1973 Ph.D., Jewish Philosophy, Univertsity of Strasbourg, France.

1958 M.A., Jewish History and Literature, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

1956 Secondary Education Certification, Hebrew Literature and Grammar and History, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

1955 B.A. General History and Literature, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

1953 Translator's Diploma, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1996-
Head, Jewish Studies Division, British and German Desks, Department of Jewish Education and Culture in the Diaspora, Joint Authority for Jewish Zionist Education.

1996-7 Consultant, Jewish Education, World ORT Union, London, England.

1994-6 Director, Department of Jewish Education, World ORT Union, Londen, England.

1992 Deputy Director General, Department of Jewish Education and Culture in the Diaspora, Joint Authority for Jewish Zionist Education.
1986 Vice Director General, Department of Education and Culture in the Diaspora, Chairman of the Pedagogic Secretariat of the Department of Education and Culture in the Diaspora.
Director, Kiryat Hatfutsot and H. Greenberg Hebrew College.

1981-83 Director, Department of Education and Culture - World Zionist Organisation, New York, USA.

1983 Superintendant of Schools, the Municipality of Jerusalem (served only for a short period).
1978-81 Director, Department of Secondary Education, Tel Aviv Municipality.
1972-74 Instructor, Department of Pedagogy, Tel Aviv University.
1969-70 Supervisor, Ministry of Education and Culture of Israel.
1967-78 Principal, Tichon Hadash Junior High School and Assistant Principal of Tichon Hadash High School (Est. 1937); Principal of Tichon Hadash High School, Tel Aviv, Israel.

1965-67 Consul of Cultural Affaires for the Midwest Region of the U.S.A. at the Consulate General of Israel in Chicago.
1959-65 Senior Teacher (Literature, History, and Jewish Philosophy) and Educator, Tichon Hadash High School in Tel Aviv; Director of Extra Curricular Activities.
1956-59 Librarian-Officer, The Central Military Library.

LITERARY AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
(past and present)

Columnist, Omer daily newspaper (Philology and Hebrew Language problems)
Free-lance Literary Critic for several Israeli newspapers and for Kol Israel Radio
Translator of English, French and Spanish Literature into Hebrew
Editor of several works for publication in Hebrew
Managing Editor at Keter Publishing House, Jerusalem (1978)
Member of the Directorate and of the Executive Board of the Hebrew Writers' Association (1987-1989)
Member of the Executive Board and the Foreign Affairs Committee and Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the Far East (1993-4)
Member of the official Censorate (movies and theater plays)
Member of the Acum (Organisation of Composers and writers)
Member of the Judging Committee for the Bialik Prize (1985, 1986), the Brenner prize (1989), the Acum prize (several times), the Israel Efrat Prize, the Bernstein Prize (1987) and others
Member of the Board of Governors of the David Yellin Teachers' College
Chairman of the Executive Board of Ramat Gan Municipal Conservatory of Music
Member of the Executive Board of Genazim Institute
Member, the Israeli P.E.N. Club

PERSONAL DATA

Born in Tel Aviv in 1935
Married to Bella Ekrony, cello and chamber music teacher and recognized painter. Children: One son and three daughters. For additional details see: "Who is Who in Israel", 1977 edition and "Encyclopedia of Pioneers and Founders of the Yishuv", v.12.

(c) Copyright 1997 by Dr. Aviv Ekrony, Ramat Gan

EDUCATION
1973	Ph.D., Jewish Philosophy, Univertsity of Strasbourg, France.
1958	M.A., Jewish History and Literature, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
1956	Secondary Education Certification, Hebrew Literature and Grammar and History, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
1955	B.A. General History and Literature, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
1953	Translator's Diploma, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

WORK EXPERIENCE
1996-	Head, Jewish Studies Division, British and German Desks, Department of Jewish Education and Culture in the Diaspora, Joint Authority for Jewish Zionist Education.
1996-7	Consultant, Jewish Education, World ORT Union, London, England.
1994-6	Director, Department of Jewish Education, World ORT Union, Londen, England.
1992	Deputy Director General, Department of Jewish Education and Culture in the Diaspora, Joint Authority for Jewish Zionist Education.
1986	Vice Director General, Department of Education and Culture in the Diaspora, Chairman of the Pedagogic Secretariat of the Department of Education and Culture in the Diaspora. Director, Kiryat Hatfutsot and H. Greenberg Hebrew College.
1981-83	Director, Department of Education and Culture - World Zionist Organisation, New York, USA.
1983	Superintendant of Schools, the Municipality of Jerusalem (served only for a short period).
1978-81	Director, Department of Secondary Education, Tel Aviv Municipality.
1972-74	Instructor, Department of Pedagogy, Tel Aviv University.
1969-70	Supervisor, Ministry of Education and Culture of Israel.
1967-78	Principal, Tichon Hadash Junior High School and Assistant Principal of Tichon Hadash High School (Est. 1937); Principal of Tichon Hadash High School, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1965-67	Consul of Cultural Affaires for the Midwest Region of the U.S.A. at the Consulate General of Israel in Chicago.
1959-65	Senior Teacher (Literature, History, and Jewish Philosophy) and Educator, Tichon Hadash High School in Tel Aviv; Director of Extra Curricular Activities.
1956-59	Librarian-Officer, The Central Military Library.