Sapir faculty Professor Nurit Gertz, recently published a book, titled Ma Sha'avad B'zman -"What Was Lost in Time: Biography of a Friendship".
This bestselling book is about her four-decade friendship with internationally renowned Israeli author Amos Oz.
Gertz is the founder of the Sapir’s Culture, Creativity and Production Department and director of its graduate program. Her book tells the story of their wide-ranging conversations in times of peace and war, family and work, in letters that crossed oceans and phone calls, the last of which took place when Oz was close to death. It reveals new details about Oz's life, combining them into Gertz's story of her own life.
Since its publication, this innovative biographical novel has garnered intense public interest and rave reviews in Israel's media with special coverage in their culture and literature sections.
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Law and the Holocaust
Sapir Law School is proud to announce that the Honorable President (retired) Justice Esther Hayut will teach a unique workshop on "Law and the Holocaust" in the summer semester (2026) at Sapir Law School.
Honorable President Hayut began her judicial career in 1990 as a Magistrate's Court judge in Tel Aviv. In 1997, she was appointed to the District Court, and in 2004, she was appointed to the Supreme Court. Judge Hayut served as chairwoman of the Central Elections Committee and chairwoman of the Judges' Ethics Committee.
Sapir's international collaboration trend is growing stronger
Recently, we had the honor of hosting at the College the leadership of the German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (GIF), one of the most important and prominent foundations working to strengthen academic and scientific ties between Germany and Israel.
The special visit of Verena Shifferman, CEO of the GIF, and Mirit Liran, Director of Research, was dedicated to the Western Negev region and to the College in particular, and concluded successfully. As part of the visit, a moving tour was held at the “Ketav VaShem” memorial site near Kibbutz Kfar Aza, guided by Dr.