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Katharina Galor

Katharina Galor is a German-born Israeli art historian and archaeologist who teaches Judaic Studies at Brown University and studies Israel-Palestine.

born 1966Archaeology of the LevantCultural heritage in Israel-PalestineTeaching Judaic Studies at Brown

Born: 11 April 1966, Düsseldorf
Occupation: anthropologist, archaeologist, Judaic scholar, university teacher
Education: Aix-Marseille University, Brown University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Katharina Galor was born in 1966 in Düsseldorf

Katharina Galor was born on April 11, 1966, in Düsseldorf, Germany.

She studied at the Comenius Gymnasium in Germany, the Université d’Aix-Marseille in France, the Hebrew University in Israel and Brown University in the US.

From 1988 to 2006 she worked as a field archaeologist in France and the Levant, including at Apollonia-Arsuf. Her research looked at ethnicity, religious affiliation and gender. Since 2006 her work has turned to cultural heritage studies and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

She has taught at Brown University since 1998, where she is Hirschfeld Associate Teaching Professor of Judaic Studies. She has held visiting posts in Jerusalem, Berlin and the US, and led the Narragansett Chapter of the American Institute of Archaeology.

In 2018 the Leo Baeck Institute gave her a three-year grant for a book on Jewish women. She was a fellow at the Katz Center at the University of Pennsylvania from 2023 to 2024 and a visiting scholar at New York University's Taub Center from 2024 to 2026.

Milestones in Katharina Galor's life

1966
Born in Düsseldorf, Germany.
1988
Began work as a field archaeologist in France and the Levant.
1998
Began teaching at Brown University.
2006
Shifted her focus to cultural heritage and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
2018
Received a three-year grant from the Leo Baeck Institute.
2020
Was a Marcus Bierich Distinguished Visitor at the American Academy in Berlin.
2023
Became a fellow at the Katz Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
2024
Became a visiting scholar at the Taub Center at New York University.