Menachem Magidor was born in 1946, two years before the foundation of the state of Israel. He is a mathematician, a profession he decided on when he was 13 and which he says is a big help in his current job. The university represents the cross-section of Israeli society, apart from the ultra-orthodox community, and is the major academic institution for Jewish studies in the world. This gives Magidor, who has been president since 1997, a double responsibility: for the advancement of science and scholarship.
Has it been possible since the bombing to maintain an atmosphere of openness here?
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