Roy Marom
Roy Marom is an Israeli historian and historical geographer. Marom is the curator of the Palestinian Rural History Project, which specializes in the history of the Palestinian countryside during the Ottoman and British Mandate periods.[1]
Career
Marom acquired his education at Tel Aviv University and the University of Haifa.[2][3] He wrote his doctoral dissertation in Middle Eastern studies. His doctoral advisors were Mahmoud Yazbak and Ido Shahar.[4] Marom was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley.[5]
Marom has participated in the Archaeological Survey of Israel project, and is co-author of one of its survey maps.[6] He curated the archeological collections in Beit ha-Rishonim Museum (Even Yehuda) and al-Qasemi Academic College's Museum (Baqa al-Gharbiya).[7][8]
Marom is an associate of the Jezreel Valley Regional Project and has led interdisciplinary projects about key archaeological sites in Israel/Palestine, publishing works about Lajjun, Ashdod-Yam, Ras al-'Ain, Ramat HaNadiv, Al-Shaykh Muwannis, al-Muzayri'a, Majdal Yaba, Mulabbis, Jindas, and Hamama.[9]
Marom's has specialized in local history of Arab villages and moshavot, inspiring hikers and history enthusiasts alike.[10][11][12][13][14][15] Marom identified the inhabitants of Mulabbis, which preceded Petah Tikva, the first moshava.[16][17][18][19] Marom's studies of the Forest of the Plain of Sharon enabled environmental conversation efforts to preserve the area's remaining Mt. Tabor Oak trees.[20] Marom researched the first world war, discovering an Ottoman military cemetery near Even Yehuda.[21] [22]
In 2018, Marom’s published an opinion piece about Palestinian land use before the establishment of Kibbutz Nir David among supposedly “swampy wastelands.” The piece drew significant press coverage in the context of ongoing social justice debates about ownership and access rights to the 'Asi River in Beth She'an.[23][24][25][26][27]
Marom has been awarded national-level prizes and fellowships, including by the Fulbright Association, Azrieli Foundation, Dan David Foundation, the Israeli Geographical Association and The Middle East & Islamic Studies Association of Israel. [28][1]
Marom's work has been covered in different international, Palestinian, and Israeli News media outlets, including Al-Quds Al-Arabi, Ynet,[29] Panorama, Arab 48,[30] Zochrot,[31] Siha Mekomit, Dunya al-Watan,[32] and MadarCenter, among others.[33][34]
Selected works
- Roy Marom and Itamar Taxel, "Ḥamāma: The historical geography of settlement continuity and change in Majdal ‘Asqalan's hinterland, 1270–1750 CE," Journal of Historical Geography 82 (2023), pp. 49–61.
- Roy Marom, Yotam Tepper and Matthew J. Adams, “Lajjun: Forgotten Provincial Capital in Ottoman Palestine,” Levant 55.2 (2023), pp. 218–241
- Roy Marom, "The Abu Hameds of Mulabbis: An Oral History of a Palestinian Village Depopulated in the Late Ottoman Period,” British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 50.1 (2023), pp 87–106.
- Roy Marom, “Transnational Migrations from Eastern Europe to Ottoman Palestine and the Glocal Origins of the Zionist-Arab Conflict,” Middle Eastern Studies 0 (2023), pp. 1–24.
- Roy Marom, "RAF Ein-Shemer: Forgotten Case of Jewish and Arab Work in a British Army Camp in Palestine during the Second World War," War & Society 39.3 (Special Issue: Marginalised Histories of the Second World War) (2020), pp. 189–209.
- Roy Marom, "A Short History of Mulabbis (Petah Tikva, Israel)," Palestine Exploration Quarterly 151.2 (2019), pp. 134–145.
- Roy Marom, From Time Immemorial: Chapters in the History of Even Yehuda and Its Region in Light of Historical and Archeological Research. Even Yehuda: Even Yehuda Local Municipality, 2008.
References
- ^ Marom, Roy (2022). "The Palestinian Rural History Project (PRHP): Mission Statement". RG. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.31021.77285.
- ^ Roth Institute. "Past Research Groups". en-humanities.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ Bergen, Doris. "Conference Report: Religion and Ethno-Nationalism in the Era of the Two World Wars – Contemporary Church History Quarterly". Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ Marom, Roy (2022-02-24). "Dispelling Desolation: The Expansion of Arab Settlement in the Sharon Plain and the Western Part of Jabal Nablus, 1700-1948". PhD Dissertation. Haifa: University of Haifa (published 2022): English Title Page – via UC eScholarship.
- ^ "Roy Marom | Center for Middle Eastern Studies". cmes.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "אתר הסקר הארכיאולוגי של ישראל". survey.antiquities.org.il. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "סביבת אבן יהודה". rishonim-e-y.org.il. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "توسعة متحف آثار أكاديمية القاسمي وافتتاح زاوية جديدة فيه - موقع أكاديمية القاسمي". 2022-03-20. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Marom, Roy. "Publication List (Orchid)". orcid.org. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "Yoaview | בית עבד ברשפון - נותרו זיכרונות". www.yoaview.com. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ ירון, בוצר. "נופים ונופשים". calameo.com. 213. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ יעקובסון, מיכאל (2023-03-24). "סיבוב בשני בתי באר ליד אשקלון". חלון אחורי (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ שמונה, מערכת-חדשות אפס (2019-03-05). "כנס חשוב התקיים במוזיאון נתניה על שכונת כפר אהרון בנס ציונה". חדשות אפס שמונה 08 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "במרחב נחל פולג: בין גבעות החול, לאורך אבוס השרון, על רכס הכורכר ולאורך גדותיו". עמירם במשעולי ישראל. 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "قرية بيت ثول | موسوعة القرى الفلسطينية". palqura.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "חדשות בן עזר - 1049". library.osu.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "פֶגֶ'ה / נסיה שפרן - פרויקט בן־יהודה". benyehuda.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ ירקוני, הארכיון לתולדות פתח תקוה ע"ש עודד (2018-06-07). "אבו קישק". הארכיון לתולדות פתח תקוה ע"ש עודד ירקוני (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "روي ماروم". باب الواد (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "תולדות כרכור | גילי חסקין – מדריך טיולים" (in Hebrew). 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ نت, موقع كنوز. "قراءة شاهد على قبر قائد عثماني في فلسطين../د.محمدعقل". كنوز نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "רגע לפני סוף חנוכה: סביבון נדיר ועתיק התגלה בחפירות בנווה ימין". mynetkfarsaba (in Hebrew). 2022-12-26. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Marom, Roy. "نهر العاصي في مرج بيسان… بين المستوطنين الأوائل واللصوص الجدد". Alquds Al'arabi.
- ^ Marom, Roy (28 August 2020). "Nahr al-'Asi". Panorama.
- ^ מקומית, שיחה (2020-08-27). "לא ביצות, אלא חקלאות פורחת: אזור העאסי לפני הקמת ניר דוד". שיחה מקומית (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ hani24 (2020-09-11). "ככה בונים שקר היסטורי #ישוחררהאסי". ביקורת - ולא בהכרח בונה (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "وادي العاصي في مرج بيسان: صراع على العدالة التوزيعيّة لكن بصيغتها الإثنيّة!". Madar Center.
- ^ "Dan David fellows". en-humanities.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ סופר, גילי (2004-04-29). "דינמיקה של הרס בנתניה". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ ""عين الصراط" هدمت وعلى انقاضها بنيت "عين سريد"". Arab 48.
- ^ "Log into Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
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- ^ نت, موقع كنوز. "قراءة شاهد على قبر قائد عثماني في فلسطين../د.محمدعقل". كنوز نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "A Long-Lived Tradition: Best Regards From A Little Dreidel". CrownHeights.info - Chabad News, Crown Heights News, Lubavitch News. 2022-12-26. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
