- Yinon Cohen
Yinon Cohen, an Israeli sociologist, is the
Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi Professor of Israel and Jewish Studies atColumbia University .Cohen holds the B.A. from the
Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and the M.A and Ph.D. from SUNY at Stony Brook.He is known for his research on international migration, social stratification and labor markets. He has studies earnings assimilation of immigrants in Israel, Germany, and the United States, socioeconomic ethnic and gender gaps in Israel [”W woman’s Work is Never Done,” [ ELANA SZTOKMAN , THE JERUSALEM POST, Nov. 20, 2006http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1162378443401&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter ] ] , Israeli income inequality in Israel, and the industrial relations in Israel. [ [http://www.sociology.columbia.edu/fac-bios/cohen/faculty.html faculty ] ]
Cohen’s appointment to the Yerushalmi chair was controversial because he has been a critic of Israeli policy [ [http://www.nysun.com/article/72009 New Columbia Israel Director Denounced 'Occupation' - February 28, 2008 - The New York Sun ] ] and because the search committee two prominent critics of Israel [ [http://www.nysun.com/article/13026 Search Committee for Israel Scholar Includes Two Harsh Critics of Israel - April 29, 2005 - The New York Sun ] ] [ [http://www.nysun.com/article/72591 Scholar of Yiddish Named To Lead Columbia Institute - March 10, 2008 - The New York Sun ] ] He is described by
The Forward as leaning "leftward on Israeli politics." [ [http://www.forward.com/articles/12933/ Head of Columbia Jewish Studies Program Resigns - Forward.com" ] ]References
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