Doron Ben-Atar
American historian and playwright
Doron Ben-Atar (Hebrew: דורון בן-אתר; born 25 May 1957) is an Israeli-born American historian and playwright. He is a professor of history at Fordham University in New York City.
Biography
Doron Ben-Atar was born in Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel. His father, Arye Ben-Atar, immigrated to Mandatory Palestine from Turkey in 1936. He was a basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv. His mother is a Holocaust survivor from Poland. In 2006, Ben-Atar wrote a play based on his mother's experiences, Behave Yourself Quietly. In the 1970s, Ben-Atar, who is two meters (7') tall, followed in his father's footsteps and began to play basketball. He studied at Tichon Hadash high school in Tel Aviv and joined Peace Now, taking part in left-wing demonstrations. In 1988, he worked for Israel's Meretz party.
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