ARIEL UNIVERSITY CENTER
FOR THE RESEARCH &
STUDY OF GENOCIDE
OFFICAL ARIEL UNIVERSITY
CENTER FOR THE RESEARCH &
STUDY OF GENOCIDE
Prof. Nitza Davidovitch
Contact info.
Email: d.nitza@ariel.ac.il
Research Fields
Academic curriculum development | Development of academic instruction | Holocaust awareness and Jewish identity | Student exchange programs with Germany and Poland | Preservation of the heritage of Jewish sects | Moral education |
Academic biography
PhD awarded by the Department of Education, Bar Ilan University. Doctoral thesis focused on trends in the development of regional colleges and their impact on the higher education system in Israel. Masters' degree in Hebrew literature, Bar Ilan University. Areas of interest include: academic curriculum development; development of academic instruction; Holocaust awareness and Jewish identity; director of student exchange programs with Germany and Poland; preservation of the heritage of Jewish sects; and moral education. Former member of the steering committee on moral education and curriculum development at CET. Currently serves in teaching and administrative positions at the Ariel University., and is a leading team member of a large-scale international research project on delegations of high school students and others trips to Holocaust sites in Poland.
Recent Works
Davidovitch, N.& Dorot, R. (2021). Holocaust Pillar of Fire – from Auschwitz to Casablanca. Journal of Education, Culture and Society. Wroclaw, Poland.
Dorot, R. & Davidovitch, N. (2021). Janusz Korczak as Perceived in Education and Art, Israel Affairs.
Davidovitch, N. & Lewin E. (2019). Warsaw and Jerusalem: Polish-Jewish History, Culture, Values and Education between Paradise and Inferno. Boca Raton, CA: Universal Publishers. [in English]. ISBN: 978-1-62734-707-5. 188 pp.
Davidovitch, N. and E. Lewin eds. (2019). Introduction: Polish-Jewish Existence between Paradise and Inferno. In: Davidovitch, N. and E. Lewin eds. Warsaw and Jerusalem: Polish-Jewish History, Culture, Values and Education between Paradise and Inferno. Boca Raton, CA: Universal Publishers. ISBN: 978-1-62734-707-5.
Davidovitch, N. (2019). Judaism, Zionism and Values In: Davidovitch, N. and E. Lewin eds. Warsaw and Jerusalem: Polish-Jewish History, Culture, Values and Education between Paradise and Inferno. (pp. 81-92). Boca Raton, CA: Universal Publishers. ISBN: 978-1-62734-707-5.
Davidovitch, N. (2019). Effect of Holocaust consciousness in general and the journey to Poland in particular on the fighting spirit in the IDF: A comparative study of commanders and combat soldiers – participants and non-participants of the journey to Poland. In N. Davidovitch., R. Cohen, and E. Lewin (Eds.), Post-Holocaust studies in a modern context. (pp. 17-43). Pennsylvania, PA: IGI Global. ISBN: 9781522562580.
Davidovitch, N., Ur-Leurer, O., & Soen, D. )2015). A test of leadership – IDF delegations to Poland – A tool for promoting command-oriented leadership. In N. Davidovitch & D. Soen (Eds.), Shoa and experience – A journey in time (pp. 26-49). Boston, MA: Academic Studies Press. ISBN: 978-1618113108.
Davidovitch, N., & Soen, D. (2015). The trip experience – Poland and the Polish people as perceived by israeli youth in light of their trips to the death camps. In N. Davidovitch & D. Soen (Eds.), Shoa and experience – A journey in time (pp. 1-25). Boston, MA: Academic Studies Press. ISBN: 978-1618113108.
Davidovitch, N., & Soen, D. (Eds.) (2015). Shoa and experience – A journey in time. Brighton, MA: Academic Studies Press. ISBN: 978-1618113108. [in English].
Davidovitch, N., & Soen, D. (Eds.) (2012). The Holocaust Ethos in the 21st Century:Dilemmas and Challenges. Austeria. Krakow. Poland. ISBN 978-83-61978-43-5. [in English].