Dr. Boaz Cohen, a historian,
is head of the Holocaust Studies program of the Western Galilee College in Akko
and a lecturer at the Shaanan College in Haifa, Israel. His work
focuses on the development of Holocaust memory and historiography in their
social and cultural context and on Jewish and Israeli post-Holocaust society.
His current research is on early Holocaust historiography, Holocaust
testimonies and early children's Holocaust testimonies and the adult interest
in them.
Dr. Cohen is the convener and organizer of
several Holocaust Studies conferences in the Western Galilee College including
the international conference series "The Future of Holocaust Testimonies“.