Michel Abitbol, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Michel Abitbol

Israeli Jewish historian

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1943

Place of Birth: Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco

Profession: historian, orientalist

Nationality: Israel, Morocco

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Michel Abitbol (Hebrew: ????? ???????; born 14 April 1943, Morocco) is an Israeli Jewish historian, professor, and chair of the Department of African Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He is considered an expert on the history of the Jews of North Africa.
He is also the scientific director of the Center for Research on Moroccan Jewry, founded in Jerusalem in 1994.
He writes his books and monographs in French. From 1978 until 1981 and from 1987 until 1994 he was the director of the Ben-Zvi Institute in Jerusalem.