Israel Jacob Yuval (born October 1, 1949 in Beit She'an) is Professor of Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the founder of Scholion - Interdisciplinary research center in the Humanities and Jewish Studies.
He is also academic director of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Advanced Studies in the Humanities, and the Teddy Kollek Chair for the Study of Cultural Aspects of Vienna and Jerusalem.