Scienceדוד מ' בוניס
David M. Bunis
David M. Bunis is an Israeli linguist and Hebrew University of Jerusalem professor who studies the Judezmo (Ladino) language and its literature.
born 1952Research on Judezmo (Ladino)Co-editing the journal MassorotThe 2013 EMET Prize
- Born
- 3 June 1952, Brooklyn
- Occupation
- linguist, university teacher
- Education
- Columbia University, City College of New York
David M. Bunis was born in 1952 in Brooklyn
Bunis was born on June 3, 1952, in Brooklyn, New York, to Jacob and Marsha Monsohn Bunis. He descends from the Monsohn family of Jerusalem and is a grandson of Jerusalem-born Rabbi Menachem Mendel Monsohn.
He earned a bachelor's degree in linguistics at City College of New York in 1973 and a master's degree at Columbia University in 1975. His Columbia doctorate dealt with the Hebrew and Aramaic component of Judezmo.
He moved to Israel in 1980 and joined the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as its Judezmo specialist. He became associate professor in 1993 and full professor in 2006, and also taught as a guest at Tel Aviv University. He advised the National Authority for Ladino Culture, chaired the Misgav Yerushalayim research center from 2006 to 2009, and co-edits the journal Massorot.
He received the Yad Ben Zvi Life's Work Prize in 2006 and the EMET Prize in 2013. In 2023 a volume of studies in his honor was published in Madrid. He is married to Dr. Matat Bunis-Adar, and the couple has 4 children and lives in Ma'ale Adumim.
Milestones in David M. Bunis's life
- 1952
Born in Brooklyn, New York.
- 1973
Completed a bachelor's degree in linguistics at City College of New York.
- 1980
Moved to Israel and began teaching at the Hebrew University.
- 2006
Appointed full professor and awarded the Yad Ben Zvi Life's Work Prize.
- 2013
Received the EMET Prize for the Study of Jewish Languages.
- 2015
Became a corresponding member of the Real Academia Española.
- 2023
A volume of studies in his honor was published in Madrid.
More people from the same world
- David S. Katzborn 1953Early modern European historyScience
Ghil'ad Zuckermannborn 1971Hybrid theory of Israeli HebrewScience- Yehoshua Blau1919 to 2020Research on medieval Judeo-ArabicScience
Guy Deutscherborn 1969Popular science books on linguisticsScience- Chaim Menachem Rabin1915 to 1996Research on the Dead Sea ScrollsScience
- Yona Sabarborn 1938Research on Jewish Neo-AramaicScience
Look up anyone else by name
Based on English Wikipedia, David M. Bunis and Hebrew Wikipedia, דוד מ' בוניס, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.
Is this page about you or a family member? Ask for it to be taken off.