Roy Marom (, ) is an Israeli

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

and

historical geographer Historical geography is the branch of geography that studies the ways in which geographic phenomena have changed over time. In its modern form, it is a synthesizing discipline which shares both topical and methodological similarities with histor ...

. Marom is the curator of the Palestinian Rural History Project, which specializes in the history of the

Palestinian Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous p ...

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during the Ottoman and British Mandate periods.

Career

Marom acquired his education at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a Public university, public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and ...

and the

University of Haifa The University of Haifa (, ) is a public research university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963 as a branch of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation as an inde ...

. He wrote his

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Middle Eastern studies Middle Eastern studies, sometimes referred to as Near Eastern studies, West Asian Studies or South Western Asian studies, is a name given to a number of academic programs associated with the study of the history, culture, politics, economies, an ...

. His doctoral advisors were Mahmoud Yazbak and Ido Shahar. Marom was affiliated with the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...

. In 2024, he served as the Ernest S. Frerichs Annual Professor at the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusale

Marom has participated in the Archaeological Survey of Israel project, and is

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of one of its survey maps. He curated the archeological collections in Beit ha-Rishonim Museum (

Even Yehuda Even Yehuda () is a town in the central Sharon region of Israel east of Netanya. In it had a population of . Etymology Even Yehuda is named for Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, one of the leading figures in the revival of the Hebrew language. Location Even ...

) and al-Qasemi Academic College's Museum ( Baqa al-Gharbiya). Marom is an associate of the

Jezreel Valley Regional Project The Jezreel Valley Regional Project is a long-tem Archaeological survey excavation project exploring the Jezreel Valley, in the southern Levant the Prehistoric through the Ottoman and British Mandate periods in Israel/Palestine. Background T ...

and has led

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projects about key

archaeological Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

sites in Israel/Palestine, publishing works about

Lajjun Lajjun (, ''al-Lajjūn'') was a large Palestine (region), Palestinian Arab village located northwest of Jenin and south of the remains of the biblical city of Tel Megiddo, Megiddo. The Israeli kibbutz of Megiddo, Israel was built 600 metres ...

Ashdod-Yam Ashdod-Yam or Azotus Paralios (lit. Ashdod/Azotus-on-the-sea") is an archaeological site on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. It is located in the southern part of the modern city of Ashdod, and about 5 kilometres northwest of the ancient sit ...

, Ras al-'Ain,

Ramat HaNadiv Ramat HaNadiv (, ''Heights of the Benefactor''), is a nature park and garden in northern Israel, covering at the southern end of Mount Carmel between Zikhron Ya'akov to the north and Binyamina to the south. The Jewish National Fund planted pine a ...

Al-Shaykh Muwannis Al-Shaykh Muwannis (), also Sheikh Munis, was a small Palestinian people, Palestinian Arab village in the Jaffa Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine, Jaffa Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located approximately 8.5 kilometers from the center of J ...

, al-Muzayri'a,

Majdal Yaba Majdal Yaba () was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, northeast of Ramla and east of Jaffa. A walled Jewish settlement name Migdal Aphek (; Ancient Greek: ''Αφεχού πύργος'') stood at the same site as early as th ...

, Mulabbis, Jindas, and

Hamama Hamama (; also known in Byzantine times as ''Peleia'') was a Palestinian people, Palestinian town of over 5,000 inhabitants that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was located 24 kilometers north of Gaza City, Gaza. It was con ...

. Marom has specialized in

local history Local history is the study of history in a geographically local context, often concentrating on a relatively small local community. It incorporates cultural history, cultural and social history, social aspects of history. Local history is not mer ...

of Arab villages and moshavot, inspiring hikers and history enthusiasts alike. Marom identified the inhabitants of Mulabbis, which preceded Petah Tikva, the first moshava. Marom's studies of the Forest of the Plain of Sharon enabled environmental conversation efforts to preserve the area's remaining Mt. Tabor Oak trees. Marom researched the

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, discovering an

Ottoman military The Military of the Ottoman Empire () was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in 1299 and dissolved in 1922. Army The Military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the years ...

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near Even Yehuda. In 2018, Marom published an

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about Palestinian

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before the establishment of Kibbutz

Nir David Nir David (, ''lit.'' David's Meadow) is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Founded on 10 December 1936 as Tel Amal, the first of the tower and stockade settlements, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Region ...

among supposedly “ swampy wastelands.” The piece drew significant press coverage in the context of ongoing social justice debates about

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and access rights to the 'Asi River in Beth She'an. Marom has been awarded national-level prizes and fellowships, including by the

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, Azrieli Foundation, Dan David Foundation, the Polonsky Academy at the

Van Leer Jerusalem Institute The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute is a center for interdisciplinary study in the humanities and social sciences, and the development of new ways of addressing questions of global concern that hold special importance for Israeli society and the r ...

, th
Martin Buber Society of Fellows
at the

Hebrew University The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. It is the second-ol ...

(offered), Yad Ben Tzvi, the Israeli Geographical Association and The Middle East & Islamic Studies Association of Israel. Marom's work has been covered in different international,

, and

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outlets, including

Al-Quds Al-Arabi ''al-Quds al-Arabi'' () is an independent pan-Arab daily newspaper, published in London since 1989 and owned by Palestinian expatriates. According to news reports in 2013, it is now owned by Qatar media interests, through intermediaries. The pa ...

Ynet Ynet (stylized in all lowercase) is an Israeli news and general-content website, and the online outlet for the '' Yedioth Ahronoth'' newspaper. History Ynet launched on June 6, 2000, in Hebrew, following other Hebrew outlet's website launches ...

Panorama A panorama (formed from Greek language, Greek πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "view") is any Obtuse angle, wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography (panoramic photography), film, seismic image ...

, Arab 48,

Zochrot Zochrot (; "Remembering"; ; "Memories") is an Israeli nonprofit organization founded in 2002. Based in Tel Aviv, its aim is to promote awareness of the Nakba, including the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight. The group was co-founded by Eitan ...

, Siha Mekomit, Dunya al-Watan, and MadarCenter, among others.

Selected works

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References

External links

Marom's departmental webpage.

Roy Marom's Open Access publications.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marom, Roy Living people Israeli historians Palestinian studies Tel Aviv University alumni University of Haifa alumni University of California, Berkeley College of Letters and Science faculty Year of birth missing (living people)