Halbert Centre FOR CANADIAN STUDIES

Fall 2019

Farewell to Ralph Halbert WE MOURN THE LOSS OF THE HALBERT CENTRE’S FOUNDER With great sorrow, we say good- Ralph’s legacy of building bye to Canadian philanthropist bridges between Canada and Dr. Ralph Halbert, who passed through higher education away on December 4, 2018. will continue to live on through the Halbert Centre’s activities. More than 30 years ago, Ralph “It has taken the world 25 years and his beloved wife, Roz, to catch up with Ralph Halbert’s helped to establish what would vision,” Prof. Janice Stein, become the Halbert Centre for founding director of the Munk Canadian Studies at the Hebrew School of Global Affairs and University of . Ralph Public Policy at the University and Roz wanted to facilitate of Toronto, and chair of the closer academic ties between Halbert Networks Program, told Canadian and Israeli academics the Globe and Mail. “His great through collaborative research achievement was to bring and teaching. Since its founding, together networks of scholars.” the Halbert Centre has enabled hundreds of Canadian and Ralph will be missed by many at Israeli scholars to develop rich value; central to his vision the Hebrew University, and in and productive academic was the deepening of Canadian- Israel and Canada, who had the relationships and networks. Israeli academic ties. In addition good fortune to know him and to his foundational support of to experience his good will, Ralph was a devoted and the Halbert Centre, Ralph served graciousness, deep commitment effective friend of the Hebrew as Chairman of the Hebrew to academic excellence, and University for decades. He University’s Board of Governors, unstinting generosity. understood and believed in and was an honorary doctor academic excellence as a core of the university. FAREWELL TO EDIT DORON

We were deeply saddened by the recent passing of Halbert Academic Committee member Prof. Edit Doron. Prof. Doron was a member of the Hebrew University’s Department of Linguistics and its Language, Logic and Cognition Centre. In 2016, she was awarded the for her contribution to the field of linguistics.

COTLER RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE

We extend congratulations to Halbert Centre Advisory Committee member Prof. Irwin Cotler, who received an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from McGill University, and gave the commencement address at McGill’s faculty of law convocation ceremony on May 30, 2019. Prof. Cotler was also awarded the prestigious Heintz Memorial Award for Humanitarian Achievement in August 2019.

A Family Legacy MICHAEL HALBERT & SONS VISIT HALBERT CENTRE The Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies was delighted to welcome Advisory Committee member Michael Halbert for a visit in March 2019. Michael, a son of Halbert Centre founders Ralph and Roz Halbert, was accompanied by his two sons, Naftali and Yoel. Here, Naftali reflects on the visit:

Visiting the Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies at hope between nations. Before my visit, I had not the Hebrew University affirmed many of the lessons been particularly involved with the Centre. Upon my dear grandparents, Ralph and Roz, transmitted my departure, I felt relieved to be connected to a to the family. Although the Centre is 40 years old, it larger family of academics and coordinators who has been though many transitions and still remains care as much as I do about the future of this a beacon of hope for the future of Canadian-Israeli precious centre of learning. collegiality, congeniality and academic alignment through a shared vision. My beautiful wife, Brielle, and I are very proud of Ralphy and Grammy’s contributions. The Hebrew Ralphy and Grammy built a bridge between their University, State of Israel, Canada, the Jewish two homes: Canada and Israel. As a grandchild People and humankind have all benefited living in Israel, I feel a strong sense of belonging immensely from their generous devotion to building to both countries, thanks to their commitment and bridges between worlds. We are inspired by the contributions to both places. My children, Calla Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies, and look Lily and Oliver Kai, have much to look forward to forward to doing our part to ensure this great as they grow and learn of their great-grandparents’ legacy continues for many years to come. great acts of kindness to empower this bridge of

2 Globalization and Innovation 16th International Jerusalem Conference on Canadian Studies

(l to r) Conference co-chair Prof. Gili Drori; Prof. Nachman Ben-Yehuda, Acting Director Conference co-chair Prof. Dafna of the Halbert Centre; Hebrew University president Asher Cohen; and Prof. Janice Stein, Kariv (l) with Halbert Centre Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto. coordinator Diana Munayer.

Canadian Amb. to Israel Deborah Lyons at Daniel Ben-Natan, president of the Israel Association for Canadian Studies (IACS). the opening session of the 16th Jerusalem Conference in Canadian Studies.

In May 2019, the Halbert Centre and the Israel Canadian Ambassador to Israel Deborah Lyons Association for Canadian Studies (IACS) hosted the greeted attendees at the conference’s opening 16th Jerusalem Conference in Canadian Studies at the session, along with Hebrew University Pres. Asher Hebrew University, on the theme of “Globalization Cohen, Prof. Drori, and IACS Pres. Daniel and innovation: Canada and Israel in comparative Ben-Natan. University of Toronto Prof. Janice Stein perspective.” Nearly 90 people attended the three- chaired a keynote session in memory of Dr. Ralph day event, including 30 Canadian scholars. Halbert. Hebrew University Rector Prof. Barak Medina, Prof. Kariv, and Prof. Nachman Ben-Yehuda, The rich academic program included sessions on acting director of the Halbert Centre, provided topics as diverse as “Integration v. assimilation: closing remarks. Jewish-Canadian woman authors,” “The nature of religious education in Canada and its place within Additional highlights included a tour at Start-up a global context,” and a comparative study of Nation Central in Tel Aviv, followed by a reception urban planning in British Columbia, Ontario and at the Canadian Embassy, as well as three lectures at HUstart, the Hebrew University Entrepreneurship Israel in the context of the global housing crisis. Center at the Givat Ram campus. Hebrew University Prof. Gili Drori and Dafna Kariv, Vice President for Global Initiatives at the The conference was warmly and positively received College of Management (COLLMAN), by speakers and attendees. co-chaired the conference committee. 3 Joint Israeli-Canadian Workshops STRENGTHENING ACADEMIC TIES & EXCHANGING KNOWLEDGE AT THE FOREFRONT OF ACADEMIA The Halbert Centre is committed to funding joint research workshops between partnering Israeli and Canadian researchers and scholars. The workshops, held at the Hebrew University, aim to • strengthen academic ties between Hebrew University researchers and their colleagues at Canadian universities • promote the exchange and development of ideas and knowledge with Israeli and Canadian content • promote and remain at the forefront of the latest developments in academia.

Prof. Moshe Dr. Micki Prof. François Prof. Prof. Hillel Prof. Shalhevet Prof. Emeritus Haviv Eisenmann Cooren Ran Hassin Aviezer Attar-Schwartz James Anglin

2018–2019 workshops 2019–2020 workshops “Understanding international economic agreements: “Wrongful convictions in Canada and Israel: Theoretical innovations and methodological Barriers to exoneration — Phase II,” led by challenges,” led by Hebrew University international Dr. Barak Ariel and Dr. Anat Horowitz, relations scholar Prof. Yoram Haftel and McGill Hebrew University faculty of law, and Prof. University political scientist Prof. Krzysztof Pelc Kathryn Campbell, department of criminology, (May 2019) University of Ottawa. Phase I was held at the Hebrew University in April 2018, and Phase II “Israeli-Canadian workshop on queues,” led by will take place in Canada. Prof. Moshe Haviv, department of statistics, Hebrew University, and Prof. Opher Baron, “New frontiers in morality and emotion research,” Rotman School of Management, University of led by Prof. Ran Hassin and Prof. Hillel Aviezer, Toronto (May 2019) Hebrew University department of psychology. “Conversations on sociomateriality and “Resilience among children and youth in out-of- understanding affordances,” led by Dr. Micki home care: Issues and challenges in child and Eisenmann, Hebrew University of Jerusalem youth care research and practice,” led by School of Business Administration, and Prof. Prof. Shalhevet Attar-Schwartz from the François Cooren, communications department, Hebrew University School of Social Work, and Université de Montréal (June 2019) Prof. Emeritus James Anglin, faculty of human and social development at the University of Victoria. “Charity in classical Jewish law: Between religion and social ethics,” led by Dr. Benny Porat, “Reflecting on the legacy of G.A. Cohen’s Hebrew University faculty of law, and Prof. Gregg egalitarianism after a decade,” led by Prof. Shlomi Gardner, department of classical, Near Eastern Segall, Hebrew University department of political and religious studies, University of British science, and Dr. Igor Shoikhedbrod, 2018–2019 Columbia (July 2019) Halbert Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hebrew University.

4 THE 2020 JAMES R. BULLOCK VISITING CHAIR IN CANADIAN STUDIES HAS BEEN AWARDED TO DOMINIC BARTON

The James R. Bullock Dominic Barton Visiting Chair in Canadian 2020 Bullock Chair Studies was established in Mr. Barton serves as chairman of Teck Resources 1995 in honour of its and as non-executive director at the Singtel namesake, the Canadian businessman and Group (Singapore) and Investor AB (Sweden). philanthropist. Its goal In September 2019, he was appointed by Prime is to invite prominent Minister Justin Trudeau as Canada's ambassador Canadian authors, to China. He is a board member of the Olayan scientists, scholars and Group, a private, family-owned company. He is policymakers to Jerusalem chancellor of the University of Waterloo, the in order to enhance the chair of Standard Chartered Bank’s International field of Canadian Studies Advisory Council, the chair of the Canadian at the Hebrew University Minister of Finance’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth and former chair of and in Israel. Bullock the Seoul International Business Advisory Council. He is also a senior trustee of Chairs are selected based the Brookings Institution, a member of the Singapore Economic Development on excellence in their Board’s International Advisory Council, and a member of the boards of Memorial respective areas of Sloan Kettering in New York City and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. specialization and their ability to strengthen and Mr. Barton is one of the founders of FCLT Global (Focusing Capital on the deepen the relationship Long Term), and has co-authored four books, including Talent Wins, published between Canada and in 2018. He is an adjunct professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing. He is the Israel. recipient of eight honorary doctorates, from the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia and the University of Edinburgh, among others. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a BA Honours in economics and has a M.Phil in Economics from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. Mr. Barton will visit Israel in May 2020.

Social Perspectives of Disability Social work course brings together UBC, Hebrew U students In July 2019, undergraduate and master’s degree social-work students from the University of British Columbia and Hebrew University participated in a course on “Social perspectives of disability: Research, policy and practice.” The course, coordinated by Prof. Shirli Werner (Hebrew U) and Prof. Timothy Stainton (UBC) and taught at UBC, brought together eight Israeli and six Canadian students

5 VISITING PROFESSORS

The Halbert Centre offers funding to visiting professors to teach courses with significant Canadian content at the Hebrew University’s faculties of humanities, social science and law, Prof. Ruth Prof. Robert Prof. Sari Prof. Stéphane and in the schools of social work and education. Panofsky Schwartz Graben Mechoulan During the 2018–2019 academic invited by Prof. Ruben Borg, head Prof. Sari Graben, of the Ryerson year, the Halbert Centre and the of the Hebrew University’s English University law faculty, was invited by Hebrew University hosted Thomas department. Prof. Panofsky will give Prof. Tomer Broude, academic Schneider, professor of Egyptology a one-day seminar on the shifting director of the Hebrew University’s and Near Eastern Studies at the landscape of Canadian publishing Minerva Human Rights Centre, University of British Columbia. from the 20th century to the present, to teach an intensive course on Prof. Schneider was invited by and a guest lecture on her current Indigenous law and property, focusing Prof. Orly Goldwasser, head of research into women’s participation on the Canadian experience. Egyptology at the Hebrew University’s in 20th century Canadian publishing Institute of Archeology. Prof. Schneider (December 2019). Prof. Stéphane Mechoulan, of the gave a public lecture on “Who in- School of Public Administration at vented the order of our alphabet?” Prof. Robert Schwartz, of the Dalhousie University, was and participated in a workshop on University of Toronto’s School of invited by Prof. Badi Hasisi, “Loanwords in Ancient Egyptian.” Public Health, was invited by Prof. director of the School of Raanan Sulitzeanu-Kenan, head of Criminology at the Hebrew During the 2019–2020 academic the School of Public Policy at the University, to teach a course on year, the Halbert Centre and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. “The sources and elements of Hebrew University will welcome Prof. Schwartz will offer a two- discrimination in the American four visiting Canadian professors: credit course on policy program criminal justice system.” He will Prof. Ruth Panofsky, of the Ryerson evaluation in the master’s program also deliver a talk to the faculty and University English department, was in public policy (April 2020). meet their full-time students. Halbert Fellowships

Peter Lougheed Fellowship Halbert Post-Doctoral Fellowship in The Lougheed Fellowship supports MA and PhD Canadian Studies students at the Hebrew University working on a The Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies and the dissertation or thesis that has significant Canadian Halbert Exchange Programme at the University of content. Recipients receive funding to collect data Toronto provide an annual Post-Doctoral in Canada, meet Canadian experts in their field, Fellowship in Canadian Studies at the University and/or take advanced courses at Canadian of Toronto. universities. The fellowship is co-sponsored by the Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies and the Israel The 2019–2020 fellowship was awarded to Association for Canadian Studies. Doron Ella, from the Hebrew University department of international The 2019–2020 fellowship was relations, for his research proposal awarded to Rachel Zeliger, from “Chinese foreign direct investments the Hebrew University faculty of as a security and economic threat: law, for her research on “Prophet A comparative study of special and loss? Triggers that precede regulatory agencies. the enactment of national laws regulating the foreign funding of non-profit organizations in high- income economies.” 6 CANADIAN SCHOLARS VISIT HEBREW U The Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies supports visits by prominent Canadian scholars to the Hebrew University

Prof. Prof. Karen Prof. Juanita Prof. Margaret Prof. Kathryn Prof. Gershon Prof. Leslie Jennifer Jenkins Eltis Sundberg Kohn Harrison Hundert Greenberg

Prof. Jennifer Jenkins, department other possibilities: Theorizing merchant here and which the of applied psychology and human gender in conflicted spaces” and Jew? Ber Birkenthal of Bolechow’s development at the University of gave a lecture on “Gender at the self-presentation.” Prof. Hundert Toronto, was invited by Hebrew US-Mexico Border” (February met with a select group of graduate University psychology professor 2019). students from the Yiddish studies Ariel Knafo-Noam to give a talk program, the department of at the IIAS conference on “Moral Prof. Margaret Kohn, from the Jewish history and contemporary development: New directions in University of Toronto’s political Jewry, and the history department research on children’s values and science department, was invited (June 2019). moral emotions and behaviours” by Hebrew University political (July 2018). scientist Dr. Avigail Ferdman to Prof. Leslie Greenberg, of York meet with the department’s University’s psychology department, Prof. Karen Eltis, of the University graduate students and give a gave a talk on “Emotion-focused of Ottawa faculty of law, was lecture on “Solidarism: The therapy: The transforming invited by Dr. Tamar Berenblum, philosophical case for the right to power of affect,” at the Hebrew from the Federmann Cyber Security the city” at the department of University’s school of social Center at the Hebrew University, political science (March 2019). work. Prof. Greenberg was invited to participate in the centre’s by Hebrew University social annual conference “AI: Law and UBC international relations work professor Dr. Ben Shahar policy” and in their bi-weekly professor Kathryn Harrison was (June 2019). seminar program. Prof. Eltis gave invited by Dr. Lior Herman, of a talk entitled “The impact of AI the Hebrew U international University of Toronto geographer on constitutional rights and their relations department, to give a Prof. Matti Siemiatycki gave a enforcement: A Canadian talk to students in the depart- lecture to the Hebrew University perspective” (November 2018). ment’s energy and decision-making geography department’s environ- group on “The comparative mental research group on UBC geographer Prof. Juanita politics of carbon taxes” “City-building through innovative Sundberg was invited to the (April 2019). public-private partnerships.” Hebrew University by Prof. Dan Prof. Siemiatycki was a guest of Miodownik and Dr. Tal Nitsan Prof. Gershon Hundert, from Hebrew University geography from the Leonard Davis Institute McGill University’s department professors Gillad Rosen and Itay for International Relations. of Jewish studies, was invited by Fischhendler (June 2019). During her visit, Prof. Sundberg Hebrew University Yiddish participated in a workshop scholar Dr. Ofer Dynes to give a entitled “Borders, walls, and public talk entitled “Which is the

7 Artists and Egyptology Faculty Israeli-Canadian

The Halbert Centre Public Lecture Series Academic Exchange Program addresses Canadian topics and issues before The Halbert Centre Faculty Israeli-Canadian an Israeli academic audience and the Exchange Program is designed to facilitate schol- general public. arly exchanges on topics with significant Canadian The Halbert Centre hosted two public lectures content between Hebrew University faculty and during the 2018–2019 academic year: researchers affiliated with recognized institutions of higher education in Canada. It is open to Visiting professor Thomas tenured and non-tenured researchers at the Schneider, of the UBC department Hebrew University. of classical, Near Eastern and The 2018–2019 grant was awarded religious studies, gave a lecture to psychology professors Maya entitled “Egyptology in Nazi Tamir (Hebrew University) and Germany: Ideology, scholarship, Prof. Thomas William Cunningham (University of careers — in memory of Hans Schneider Toronto) for their proposal Jakob Polotsky” (December 2018). “Precious anger: Prejudice shapes evaluations of emotions.” Prof. Maya Canadian-Israeli artist Tamir Lezli Rubin-Kunda, of the faculty The 2019–2020 grant was awarded of architecture and town planning to Prof. Ariel Knafo-Noam and at the Technion, gave a lecture Dr. Anat Perry from the Hebrew entitled “Talks with Canadian University department artists about place and practice” of psychology, and Lezli Rubin- Prof. Jennifer (January 2019). Prof. Ariel Kunda Jenkins from the Knafo-Noam University of Toronto’s department of applied psychology and human development. Dr. Anat Their proposed project title is “Are Perry there positive effects of having a sibling with a disability? The development of theory of mind and empathy in children.”

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