Professional Experience

2010–Present – Researcher and Expert Consultant in Land Research, Historical Property Analysis & Ownership Tracing

Extensive work with governmental, municipal, and legal bodies, including:

• Israel Land Authority (ILA)
• Office of the Administrator General
• Municipalities and local authorities
• Land Registry Offices (Tabu)
• Survey of Israel (Mapping Center)
• Law firms and private clients

Core areas of expertise:

• Collecting and analyzing historical archival documentation
• Interpreting historical land records, deeds, and ownership documents
• Reading and comparing historical maps
• Preparing expert reports for courts and public institutions
• Providing expert testimony in court
• Working with potential heirs and researching historical ownership chains

Selected Casework Highlights:

• Expert opinion and testimony for the Israel Land Authority in case C.C. 25165-11-15, Tel Aviv District Court.
• Expert opinion and testimony for the Administrator General in case F.A. 11332-10-13, Central District Court.
• Expert opinion for the Administrator General in case M.P. 28473-05-15, Jerusalem District Court.
• Expert opinion for P’ninat HaMitarim in case 11155233/1, Rabbinical Court, Tel Aviv.
• Historical research and expert testimony for the Company for the Location and Restitution of Holocaust Victims’ Assets in cases:
  24211-03-13, 47863-12-15, 48312-05-13, and others.

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2008–2010 – Project Manager, Holocaust Victims' Assets Tracing Project (Ashd Company)

Responsibilities included:

• Archival research in Yad Vashem, the Central Zionist Archives, Israel State Archives, “HaKhan” Archive, and others
• Analysis and integration of diverse historical materials
• Examination of property ownership records, historical land deeds, and cadastral documents
• Researching the circumstances of missing persons and Holocaust victims
• Preparing detailed analytical reports

Education

2011–2016 – Ph.D. in Historical Geography, Bar-Ilan University
Dissertation:
The Development of the Zionist Movement in China and Its Contribution to the Building of the Land of Israel from the Late 19th Century to the 1950s.
Supervisor: Prof. Yossi Katz.

2007–2010 – M.A. in Jewish History, Tel Aviv University
Thesis topic:
The Activity of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) in China Between the World Wars.
Supervisors: Prof. Yossi Katz and Prof. Yaacov Shavit.

2001–2003 – M.B.A. (with thesis), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Thesis:
Growing up in Asia’s World City: A Study of Teenage Consumers in Hong Kong’s Expatriate Community.

1997–2000 – B.A. in Political Science and East Asian Studies (specialization in China), Tel Aviv University