Dr. Naama Derman-Frostig
Dr. Naama Derman-Frostig is a historical geographer specializing in ownership reconstruction, land history research, archival investigations, and expert opinions submitted to courts, governmental bodies, public institutions, municipalities, and private clients. Her work integrates historical geography with legal-evidentiary methodology to clarify complex land-ownership disputes and reconstruct missing historical narratives.
Professional Background
Over the past two decades, Dr. Derman-Frostig has conducted dozens of complex historical-land investigations involving property rights disputes, archival document recovery, interpretation of cadastral and historical maps, analysis of Ottoman, Mandate-era, and early Israeli land records, and preparation of expert opinions submitted as admissible evidence in court.
She has been appointed as an expert by District Courts, Rabbinical Courts, and leading governmental agencies including the Israel Land Authority (ILA), KKL-JNF, Himanuta, the Administrator General, and the Company for Locating and Restituting Assets of Holocaust Victims.
Areas of Expertise
- Expert testimony and submission of formal court reports
- Historical reconstruction of land ownership and rights
- Archival research in Israel and abroad
- Interpretation of historical and modern maps and aerial imagery
- Analysis of Ottoman, Mandate, and early-state land documentation
- Support for real-estate litigation and property rights disputes