Raanan Rein

Raanan Rein was born in 1960 in Givatayim

Raanan Rein was born in Givatayim on 17 June 1960. He grew up there and went to Shimon Ben Tzvi High School. He is married to Mónica Esti Rein and has 2 children.

In the 1980s he worked as a journalist. He was foreign news editor at the IDF radio station, wrote on foreign affairs for Al Hamishmar, and helped found the daily Hadashot, where he was the first foreign news editor.

He studied at Tel Aviv University and earned a B.A. in political science and history in 1986. His doctorate dealt with the Franco-Perón alliance and Spanish-Argentine relations after World War II. He joined the history department as a lecturer in 1992 and became a full professor in 2001.

At Tel Aviv University he was vice rector from 2005 to 2009 and founded the S. Daniel Abraham Center for International and Regional Studies. He later served as vice president for global engagement. He also edits academic journals and book series.

He is now a history professor at the University of Florida. He is a member of Argentina's National Academy of History, and Argentina and Spain both gave him the rank of Commander in national orders.