Courses by instructor: Akiva Tor

Akiva Tor – Akiva Tor is Consul General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest. In his previous position as World Jewish Affairs Adviser to the President of Israel, he began the organization of the World Jewish Forum, a presidential initiative for creating a pan-Jewish strategy for stemming assimilation and decline in Jewish life. Tor has served as Director of the Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei and as Deputy Director for Palestinian Affairs. He was a Wexner Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government and has written and lectured extensively on Jewish values in the foreign policy of Israel.