Reflections on an Academic Path: The Inspiration of a Teacher and Mentor

Abstract

ABSTRACT The focus of this article is the author's experience as both a student and a colleague of Prof. Bauer and its impact on her development as a historian of the Holocaust. It is a reflection of her contemporary interpretation of their long years of activity at the Hebrew University. The article relates to Bauer as a teacher and a leader of Holocaust studies in Israel. The author addresses the seminars Bauer conducted with students of different backgrounds and his influence on patterns and methodologies of research. Her experience in the Vidal Sassoon Center of Research of Antisemitism manifests Bauer's impact on her understanding of academic leadership, which followed her in other academic appointments.