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Dudi Schwartz

Dudi Schwartz is an Israeli jurist who works in civil procedure and insurance law and serves as deputy chair of the Council for Higher Education.

born 1958Civil procedure and insurance lawRector of Ono Academic CollegeDeputy chair of Council for Higher Education

Born: 23 August 1958
Occupation: jurist

Dudi Schwartz was born in 1958

Schwartz was born in Jaffa on August 23, 1958, to Avraham Emil and Lili Feuereisen. He attended Tachkemoni elementary school in Bat Yam and Zeitlin high school in Tel Aviv.

He served in the IDF in Unit 8200. At Bar-Ilan University he earned a double degree in law and philosophy in 1984, a master's in law in 1985 and a doctorate in 1993. He also holds an MBA from Ono Academic College.

He worked as a lawyer in civil and commercial law and litigation. He became a lecturer at Bar-Ilan in 1993 and dean of its law faculty in 1998. In 2001 he moved to what became Ono Academic College as vice president and law dean, and he became its rector in 2011.

He joined the Council for Higher Education in 2017. A 2023 bid to make him deputy chair drew opposition from research university heads and failed in two votes. He was elected deputy chair in 2025 and took office after a petition to the High Court against the appointment was rejected.

He is married to Hana Tzemil, they have 3 daughters, and they live in Ramat Gan.

Dudi Schwartz's life in 9 milestones

1958
Born in Jaffa.
1984
Earned a double degree in law and philosophy at Bar-Ilan University.
1993
Received his doctorate and became a lecturer at Bar-Ilan.
1998
Became dean of the Bar-Ilan law faculty.
2001
Joined Ono Academic College as vice president and law dean.
2011
Became rector of Ono Academic College.
2014
Named Yakir HaMishpat by the Israel Bar Association's Tel Aviv and Central district.
2017
Appointed a member of the Council for Higher Education.
2025
Elected deputy chair of the Council for Higher Education.