Dr. Hezi Amiur
Hezi is a scholar of modern Jewish history. He has a PhD in Jewish History from the Hebrew University. His book, Mixed Farm and Smallholding in Zionist Settlement Thought, was published by the Zalman Shazar Center in 2016 and was awarded the Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Ish Shalom Prize for 2020.
Hezi has been the curator of the Israel Collection at the National Library since 2010. He specializes in Zionist settlement, especially during the Second Aliyah and the Third Aliyah, as well as in the history of Israeli culture. His weekly radio segment on Kan Bet's "Kalman – Liberman" program, dedicated to the Hebrew song and its place in Israeli popular culture and in the history of the yishuv (pre-state Isreal) and the state, is an example of the integrative nature of his role.