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'''Uriel Reichman''' ({{lang-he|אוריאל רייכמן}}, born 4 July 1942) is an |
'''Uriel Reichman''' ({{lang-he|אוריאל רייכמן}}, born 4 July 1942) is an Israeli legal scholar and former politician. In 1994 he established the [[Reichman University|Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]], later renamed Reichman University. He remained its president for 27 years and is currently chair of its board of directors. He also briefly served as a member of the [[Knesset]] in 2006 for [[Kadima]]. |
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==Biography== |
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==Early life and education== |
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Reichman was born in [[Tel Aviv]] during the [[Mandatory Palestine|Mandate]] era to Gerda and Alfred who had fled [[Nazi Germany]].<ref name=UR>[http://www.urielreichman.com/about/ About Prof. Uriel Reichman] Uriel Reichman</ref> After attending elementary school in [[Ramat Gan]] and Tichon Hadash high school in [[Tel Aviv]], during which he was a member of the [[Hebrew Scouts Movement in Israel|Scouts]] and [[Maccabi Ramat Gan F.C.|Maccabi Ramat Gan football club]], he started his [[national service]] in the [[Israel Defence Forces]], serving in the [[Paratroopers Brigade]] and reaching the rank of lieutenant.<ref name=UR/> He then studied at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] where he was taught by [[Aharon Barak]],<ref name=G1>[https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000538411 Prof. Reichman: "The IDC's image as a 'northern' school is wrong"] Globes, 12 February 2010</ref> receiving an LLB in 1967 and an LLM in 1972. He was called up for reserve duty during the [[Six-Day War]] in 1967, the [[War of Attrition]] (1967–1970) and the [[Yom Kippur War]] in 1973, during which his brother Gad was killed.<ref name=UR/> After his brother's death, Reichman was transferred to a non-combat unit, becoming president of a |
Uriel Reichman was born in [[Tel Aviv]] during the [[Mandatory Palestine|Mandate]] era to Gerda and Alfred who had fled [[Nazi Germany]].<ref name=UR>[http://www.urielreichman.com/about/ About Prof. Uriel Reichman] Uriel Reichman</ref> After attending elementary school in [[Ramat Gan]] and Tichon Hadash high school in [[Tel Aviv]], during which he was a member of the [[Hebrew Scouts Movement in Israel|Scouts]] and [[Maccabi Ramat Gan F.C.|Maccabi Ramat Gan football club]], he started his [[national service]] in the [[Israel Defence Forces]], serving in the [[Paratroopers Brigade]] and reaching the rank of lieutenant.<ref name=UR/> He then studied law at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] where he was taught by [[Aharon Barak]],<ref name=G1>[https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000538411 Prof. Reichman: "The IDC's image as a 'northern' school is wrong"] Globes, 12 February 2010</ref> receiving an LLB in 1967 and an LLM in 1972. He was called up for reserve duty during the [[Six-Day War]] in 1967, the [[War of Attrition]] (1967–1970) and the [[Yom Kippur War]] in 1973, during which his brother Gad was killed.<ref name=UR/> After his brother's death, Reichman was transferred to a non-combat unit, becoming president of a military tribunal and attaining the rank of major.<ref name=UR/> In 1975 he was awarded a [[Doctor of Laws|JSD]] by the [[University of Chicago]]. |
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==Legal and academic career== |
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==Career== |
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In the mid-1980s Reichman initiated and headed a team that formulated a proposed [[Constitution of Israel]]. The proposal included, among other things, the idea of direct election to the premiership. |
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Between 1985 and 1990 he worked as a lecturer, senior lecture and dean of the Faculty of Law at [[Tel Aviv University]], before becoming dean of Ramot Mishpat. In 1990 he established the Ramot Mishpat Law School.<ref>[http://www.jewishagency.org/executive-members/uriel-reichman Uriel Reichman] Jewish Agency</ref> In 1994 he established the [[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya|Interdisciplinary Center]] in [[Herzliya]],<ref name=HA/> and has served as the organisation's president since its founding (with the exception of the period in 2006 when he was a Member of the Knesset).<ref>[https://www.haaretz.co.il/misc/1.1547270 Reichman leaves politics - and returns to IDC Herzliya] Haaretz, 2 November 2011</ref> |
Between 1985 and 1990 he worked as a lecturer, senior lecture and dean of the Faculty of Law at [[Tel Aviv University]], before becoming dean of Ramot Mishpat. In 1990 he established the Ramot Mishpat Law School.<ref>[http://www.jewishagency.org/executive-members/uriel-reichman Uriel Reichman] Jewish Agency</ref> In 1994 he established the [[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya|Interdisciplinary Center]] in [[Herzliya]],<ref name=HA/> and has served as the organisation's president since its founding (with the exception of the period in 2006 when he was a Member of the Knesset).<ref>[https://www.haaretz.co.il/misc/1.1547270 Reichman leaves politics - and returns to IDC Herzliya] Haaretz, 2 November 2011</ref> Reichman retired from the presidency in 2021.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/the-legacy-of-prof-uriel-riechman-and-idc-herzliya-678986 The legacy of Prof. Uriel Reichman], [[Jerusalem Post]]</ref> |
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Reichman has served on the board of directors of the [[First International Bank]] and [[Bank Hapoalim]]. He also has chaired the [[Israel Bar Association]]'s Committee for Human Rights, headed and served as a member of several public committees, and proposed reforms in the real-estate laws and in the professions of real-estate surveying and brokerage. |
Reichman has served on the board of directors of the [[First International Bank of Israel|First International Bank]] and [[Bank Hapoalim]]. He also has chaired the [[Israel Bar Association]]'s Committee for Human Rights, headed and served as a member of several public committees, and proposed reforms in the real-estate laws and in the professions of real-estate surveying and brokerage. |
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==Political career== |
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A founder of [[Shinui]],<ref>{{cite news |author=Lily Galili |author2=Assaf Carmel |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/shinui-looking-to-founder-reichman-and-yaakov-kedmi-1.62782 |title=Shinui looking to founder Reichman and Yaakov Kedmi |newspaper=Haaretz |date=22 January 2006 | |
A founder of [[Shinui]],<ref>{{cite news |author=Lily Galili |author2=Assaf Carmel |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/shinui-looking-to-founder-reichman-and-yaakov-kedmi-1.62782 |title=Shinui looking to founder Reichman and Yaakov Kedmi |newspaper=Haaretz |date=22 January 2006 |access-date=13 January 2014}}</ref> Reichman was elected to head the party's presidium in 2004. However, in November 2005 he left the party to join [[Ariel Sharon]]'s new [[Kadima]] party. For the [[2006 Israeli legislative election|2006 elections]] he was placed eleventh on Kadima's list, and became a Knesset member when the party won 29 seats. However, he resigned his seat on 28 April 2006 in protest at not being given the [[Education Minister of Israel|Education portfolio]] (which went to [[Yuli Tamir]] of the [[Israeli Labor Party|Labor Party]]), which he claimed he had been promised by both Ariel Sharon and [[Ehud Olmert]].<ref name=HA>{{cite news |author=Mazal Mualem |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/reichman-leaves-kadima-and-politics-olmert-broke-promise-sharon-made-1.185911 |title=Reichman leaves Kadima and politics; 'Olmert broke promise Sharon made' |newspaper=Haaretz |date=20 April 2006 |access-date=13 January 2014}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Shai Hermesh]]. |
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==Awards and recognitions== |
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In 2000 Reichman was made a "Knight of Quality Government" by the [[Movement for Quality Government in Israel|Movement for Quality Government]].<ref>[http://www.mqg.org.il/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F2000.aspx Knights of Quality of Government 2000] Movement for Quality Government</ref> He was awarded an honorary doctorate by [[Heinrich Heine University]] in 2010. In 2015 he received the annual [[Israel Bar Association]] prize.<ref>[http://afidc.org/news_post/professor-uriel-reichman-receives-the-israel-bar-association-award/ Uriel Reichman receives the Israel Bar Association award] American Friends of IDC</ref> In 2018 Reichman was given the Robert and JoAnn Bendetson Public Diplomacy Award by the Institute for Global Leadership at [[Tufts University]].<ref>[https://www.idc.ac.il/en/whatsup/pages/prestigious_tufts_university_award.aspx Prestigious Tufts University awards Prof. Uriel Reichman with the Public Diplomacy Award] IDC Herzilya</ref> |
In 2000 Reichman was made a "Knight of Quality Government" by the [[Movement for Quality Government in Israel|Movement for Quality Government]].<ref>[http://www.mqg.org.il/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F2000.aspx Knights of Quality of Government 2000] Movement for Quality Government</ref> He was awarded an honorary doctorate by [[Heinrich Heine University]] in 2010. In 2015 he received the annual [[Israel Bar Association]] prize.<ref>[http://afidc.org/news_post/professor-uriel-reichman-receives-the-israel-bar-association-award/ Uriel Reichman receives the Israel Bar Association award] American Friends of IDC</ref> In 2018 Reichman was given the Robert and JoAnn Bendetson Public Diplomacy Award by the Institute for Global Leadership at [[Tufts University]].<ref>[https://www.idc.ac.il/en/whatsup/pages/prestigious_tufts_university_award.aspx Prestigious Tufts University awards Prof. Uriel Reichman with the Public Diplomacy Award] IDC Herzilya</ref> |
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Born | Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine | 4 July 1942
Uriel Reichman (Hebrew: אוריאל רייכמן, born 4 July 1942) is an Israeli legal scholar and former politician. In 1994 he established the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, later renamed Reichman University. He remained its president for 27 years and is currently chair of its board of directors. He also briefly served as a member of the Knesset in 2006 for Kadima.
Biography
Uriel Reichman was born in Tel Aviv during the Mandate era to Gerda and Alfred who had fled Nazi Germany.[1] After attending elementary school in Ramat Gan and Tichon Hadash high school in Tel Aviv, during which he was a member of the Scouts and Maccabi Ramat Gan football club, he started his national service in the Israel Defence Forces, serving in the Paratroopers Brigade and reaching the rank of lieutenant.[1] He then studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he was taught by Aharon Barak,[2] receiving an LLB in 1967 and an LLM in 1972. He was called up for reserve duty during the Six-Day War in 1967, the War of Attrition (1967–1970) and the Yom Kippur War in 1973, during which his brother Gad was killed.[1] After his brother's death, Reichman was transferred to a non-combat unit, becoming president of a military tribunal and attaining the rank of major.[1] In 1975 he was awarded a JSD by the University of Chicago.
Legal and academic career
In the mid-1980s Reichman initiated and headed a team that formulated a proposed Constitution of Israel. The proposal included, among other things, the idea of direct election to the premiership. Between 1985 and 1990 he worked as a lecturer, senior lecture and dean of the Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University, before becoming dean of Ramot Mishpat. In 1990 he established the Ramot Mishpat Law School.[3] In 1994 he established the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya,[4] and has served as the organisation's president since its founding (with the exception of the period in 2006 when he was a Member of the Knesset).[5] Reichman retired from the presidency in 2021.[6]
Reichman has served on the board of directors of the First International Bank and Bank Hapoalim. He also has chaired the Israel Bar Association's Committee for Human Rights, headed and served as a member of several public committees, and proposed reforms in the real-estate laws and in the professions of real-estate surveying and brokerage.
Political career
A founder of Shinui,[7] Reichman was elected to head the party's presidium in 2004. However, in November 2005 he left the party to join Ariel Sharon's new Kadima party. For the 2006 elections he was placed eleventh on Kadima's list, and became a Knesset member when the party won 29 seats. However, he resigned his seat on 28 April 2006 in protest at not being given the Education portfolio (which went to Yuli Tamir of the Labor Party), which he claimed he had been promised by both Ariel Sharon and Ehud Olmert.[4] He was replaced by Shai Hermesh.
Awards and recognitions
In 2000 Reichman was made a "Knight of Quality Government" by the Movement for Quality Government.[8] He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Heinrich Heine University in 2010. In 2015 he received the annual Israel Bar Association prize.[9] In 2018 Reichman was given the Robert and JoAnn Bendetson Public Diplomacy Award by the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d About Prof. Uriel Reichman Uriel Reichman
- ^ Prof. Reichman: "The IDC's image as a 'northern' school is wrong" Globes, 12 February 2010
- ^ Uriel Reichman Jewish Agency
- ^ a b Mazal Mualem (20 April 2006). "Reichman leaves Kadima and politics; 'Olmert broke promise Sharon made'". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ Reichman leaves politics - and returns to IDC Herzliya Haaretz, 2 November 2011
- ^ The legacy of Prof. Uriel Reichman, Jerusalem Post
- ^ Lily Galili; Assaf Carmel (22 January 2006). "Shinui looking to founder Reichman and Yaakov Kedmi". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ Knights of Quality of Government 2000 Movement for Quality Government
- ^ Uriel Reichman receives the Israel Bar Association award American Friends of IDC
- ^ Prestigious Tufts University awards Prof. Uriel Reichman with the Public Diplomacy Award IDC Herzilya
External links
- Official website
- Uriel Reichman on the Knesset website
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Academic staff of Tel Aviv University
- Academic staff of Reichman University
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law alumni
- Israeli educators
- Israeli soldiers
- Kadima politicians
- Members of the 17th Knesset (2006–2009)
- Politicians from Tel Aviv
- Presidents of universities in Israel
- Shinui politicians
- University of Chicago Law School alumni