Louis Fishman

Education:

Ph.D., University of Chicago - 2007 (Middle East History)

M.A., University of Chicago - 1999 (Middle East History)

B.A., University of Haifa - 1995 (Middle East History)

Areas of Expertise:

Louis Fishman works on questions dealing with Palestinian and Israeli history during the late Ottoman period, Palestinian-Israeli conflict, modern Turkey and late Ottoman history. He also has interests in construction of nationalism, state-building and historical narratives. In addition to his academic work, he regularly writes for Haaretz, and has written for other newspapers in the US, Turkey, and Israel. He divides his time up between NY, Istanbul, and Tel Aviv.

Books and Publications

Jews and Palestinians in the Late Ottoman Era, 1908-1914: Claiming the Homeland, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, (January 2020) (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2020

As Coronavirus Cases Spike in Turkey, So Does anti-Semitism, Haaretz, March 2020

(Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2020

Erdogan Turns Hagia Sophia Into a Mosque: Islamists Rejoice, Trump Is Silent and Turkey's Opposition Won't Be Distracted, Haaretz, July 2020 (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2020

Erdogan's Megalomaniac Movie Exposes His Weaknesses, Haaretz, September 2020 (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2020

How Erdogan's Turkey Has Failed the Palestinians, Haaretz, September 2020 (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2020

Erdogan Has Just Made a Huge Mistake, Haaretz, April 2019

(Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2019

Erdogan Just Suffered a Humiliating Defeat. And Thanks to Istanbul, Turkey's Democracy Just Won a Famous Victory, Haaretz, June 2019. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2019

Istanbul's 'Fake Auschwitz': What Happened When a Turkish Movie Gala Recreated a Nazi Death Camp on the Red Carpet, Haaretz, January 2019. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2019

Netanyahu and Erdogan Agree: Their Political Foes Are Traitors and Terrorists, Haaretz, March 2019 (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2019

Trump's Total Capitulation to Turkey's Erdogan, Haaretz, November 2019 (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2019

Turkey Holds Its Breath: Is Erdogan About to Lose, Again?, Haaretz, June 2019.

(Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2019

'The Limitations of Citadinité in Late Ottoman Jerusalem,' in Vincent Lemire and Angelos Dalachanis (eds.), Ordinary Jerusalem 1840-1940: Opening New Archives, Revisiting a Global City (Boston: Brill, 2018), 510-531. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2018

After 15 Years, Is Turkey Saying 'Enough' to Erdogan?, Haaretz, May 2018. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2018

Discontent Can Still Bring Down Erdogan - and Turkey, Haaretz, July 2018. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2018

How the anti-Erdogan Opposition Can Win Sunday's Elections in Turkey, Haaretz, June 2018.

(Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2018

Occupier! Murderer! The Hypocritical War of Words on Gaza Between Israel and Turkey, Haaretz, May 2018. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2018

On Khashoggi, U.S. Journalists Are Falling for Turkey's Conspiracist, State-run Media, Haaretz, October 2018. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2018

Once, Israeli Pop Culture Icons Publicly Criticized the Occupation. What Silenced Them?, Haaretz, February 2018. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2018

'This Is 1940s Germany': Can Turkey's Revitalized anti-Erdogan Opposition Prevail?, Haaretz, July 2017.

(Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2017

Are Official Bans and Slurs the Start of Full-on Persecution for Turkey's LGBT Community?, Haaretz, November 2017. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2017

"Elections 2015: Israel and Turkey-the Joint List and the HDP," in Rubin, Aviad and Yusuf Sarfati (eds.),Jarring Road to Inclusive Democracy: State Society Engagements in Israel and Turkey (Lexington Books, 2016). (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2016

An Unpromising Land: Jewish Migration to Palestine in the Early Twentieth Century by Gur Alroey (Stanford University Press, 2014) in Association for Jewish Studies Review, May 2016. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2016

Turkey's opposition fails a critical test: To challenge Erdogan, Haaretz, September 2016.

(Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2016

Turkey's purge of political opponents will come back to haunt it, Haaretz, August 2016. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2016

Why I'm Leaving My Beloved Istanbul, New York Observer, July 2016 (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2016

Why we'll never get a full accounting of Turkey's failed coup, Haaretz, July 2016.

(Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2016

Turkey and LGBT rights: A Historical and global Perspective, Turkish Policy Quarterly, Istanbul, Turkey, February 2013. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2013

Turkish-Israeli Relations in a post-Arab Spring: A Historical Perspective, Ortadogu Analiz, Ankara, Turkey, February 2013. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2013

"The Emergence of a 'Jewish' Question in Istanbul 1908-1914: Zionism, Anti-Semitism, and the 1911 Ottoman Parliament Debate on Zionism." Late Ottoman Palestine: The Period of Young Turk Rule. Eds. Yuval Ben-Bassat and Eyal Ginio. London: I.B. Tauris. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2011

Review of Ottoman Brothers: Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Early Twentieth-Century, by Michelle Campos. Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, December. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2011

Review of Mountain against the Sea: Essays on Palestinian Society and Culture, by Salim Tamari. History: Reviews of New Books 38.4, Fall. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2010

"The Haram al-Sharif Incident: Palestinian Notables versus the Ottoman Administration." Journal of Palestine Studies 135.XXXXIV.3, Spring. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2005

Awards, Honors and Fellowships

Tow Faculty Travel Grant (support to do research in Turkey) (Grants and Fellowships) 2017

PSC-CUNY Research Award (support to do research in Turkey and Israel) 7/2015-5/2016 (Grants and Fellowships) 2016

Whiting Fellow (distinguished teaching award, one year leave to conduct research in Turkey and Israel) Brooklyn College, 2010-2011 (Awards and Honors) 2010

Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums

"That was then, and this is now: Jewish and Palestinian Narratives from the Ottoman Period," as part of the panel: "Ottoman Zionism and Its Discontents: Natives, Nationals, and Settlers in Early Twentieth Century Palestine." Middle East Studies Association Online Conference, October 2020 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2020

Book Talk: Jews and Palestinians in the late Ottoman Era, 1908-1914, Claiming the Homeland, The Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies, University of Nebraska, October 2020 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2020

Book Talk: Jews and Palestinians in the Late Ottoman Era, 1908-1914: Claiming the Homeland, Ottoman and Turkish Studies, New York University January 2020 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2020

"How do Turkish Muslims Remember Jews Today?: From Physical Sites to
Virtual ones," in the conference: New Directions: Sephardi-Mizrahi Migrations in Global Contexts, Bar Ilan and Ben Gurion Universities, December 2019
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2019

Modern Jewish Settlements in Ottoman Anatolia: Between Ottomanism and Zionism" Middle East Studies Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, November 2019 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2019

"Preserving AKP Power: Understanding Turkish Foreign Policy through the Lens of its Domestic Politics," part of the Middle East Pluralities program at the American University in Paris, February 2018. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2018

"Remembering Jews in places in Turkey they no Longer Exist." Jewish Turkish Entanglements: Resilience, Migration and New Diasporas Conference, Graz Austria. July 2018. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2018

Round table discussant on Turkish-Israeli relations in accordance with the Centre for Turkey Studies and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), London. April 2018 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2018

Westminster Debate series 'Turkish-Israeli Relations,' in accordance with the Centre for Turkey Studies, British Parliament. April 2018

(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2018

Moderated discussion with professor Hussein Ibish and David N. Meyers Myers Shared Paths, Divergent Courses: A New Take on Zionism and Palestinian Nationalism, part of Brooklyn College's We Stand Against Hate, Brooklyn College Spring 2017 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2017

"Claiming the Homeland: Palestinians and Protest before World War One," Brown Bag Lunch Series, 2015-16; Sponsored by the Department & Program in Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University, February 2016. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2016

"Corroding Reconciliation, Undermining Peace: The Impact of Denial on Transitional Justice," (invited panelist), NYU Center for Global Affairs and Center for Transitional Justice, New York. April 2016,

(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2016

"Nationalism and Academic Freedom in Turkey," (invited panelist) Association for Studies of Nationalism Conference, Columbia University, New York. April 2016. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2016

Open Jerusalem Conference, Crete, Greece (A three-day workshop including scholars from all over the world working on Ottoman and British mandate Palestine) May 2016. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2016

Book Panel, They Can Live in the Desert but Nowhere Else: A History of the Armenian Genocide, by Ron Suny. Association for Studies of Nationalism Conference, Columbia University, New York, April 2015. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2015

"A New Middle East in Light of the Israeli Apology," (Türkiye-İsrail İlişkileri: Özür Sonrası Yeni Ortadoğu); held in Turkish; Bilgi University, Center for Global Questions. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014

"Claiming the Homeland: Palestinians and Protests before World War I" at lecture series of Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC) at the Graduate Center, CUNY. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014

"Resistance Everywhere": The Gezi Protests and Dissident Visions of Turkey" panel participant as part of lecture series of the Committee on Globalization and Social Change, at the Graduate Center, CUNY. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014

Israeli Election Results: What do they mean for the Middle East?, Particpated in a panel focusing on the outcome of the Israeli elections ant Kadir Has University, the event was in Turkish. Kadir Has Univeristy. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014

Now more than Ever: A Reconciliation of Turkish-Israeli relations in the New Middle East, at the conference, "Turkey's Changing Foreign Policy Paradigm following the Arab Spring," sponsored by the Georgetown University Institute of Turkish Studies and Okan University Center for Eurasian Studies Joint Workshop; Okan University (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012

"Defining Palestinianism in the Young Turk / Pre-British Mandate Period." Sabanci University History Seminar. Sabanci University. Istanbul, May. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011

"Memories of the Past/Present: Palestinians and Israelis Right to Remember and the Obligation not to Forget the Nakba." Hrant Dink Memorial Workshop. Sabanci University. Istanbul, May. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2011

"Renegotiating the Millet System: Jews, Armenians, and Greeks During the First Years of the Young Turk Revolution, 1908-1911." Turkish-Armenian Annual Workshop. International Institute of Social History and NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies. Amsterdam, October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011

"Remnants of the Past/Present: Jews, Armenians, and Greeks as Historical/Living Artifacts." Hrant Dink Memorial Workshop. Sabanci University. Istanbul, May. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2010

"Placing Istanbul's Armenian Community in the Context of Other Non-Muslim Communities." Turkish-Armenian Relations: Where Do We Stand and What Lies Ahead Panel. Boston, March. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2009

"Remnants of the Past/Present: Jews, Armenians, and Greeks as Historical/Living Artifacts." Armenian Community of Istanbul: Perspective on Past and Present Conference. New York, May. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009

"'Palestinianism': Defining Palestinian Identity During the Young Turk Period." Middle East Department Seminar Series. Haifa University (in Hebrew). Haifa, Israel, December. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008

"Late Ottoman History," "Civil Society in Turkey" and roundtable discussion on U.S.-Turkey relations. Modern Turkey Conference, sponsored by NYMAS. CUNY Graduate Center. New York, March. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008

"Zionism as a Jewish Question: The Debate in Istanbul." Conference commemorating 100 years since the Young Turk Revolution. Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Institute. July. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008

"Ottoman Palestine" roundtable discussion. MIddle East Studies Association Annual Conference. Montreal, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007

"Zionism: The Debate in Istanbul, 1911." Ottoman Seminar program. Columbia University. New York, October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007

"The Emergence of Local Palestinian Identity during the Second Constitutional Period." Conference on the Arab Lands in the Ottoman Era. University of Minnesota. October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2005

Professional Leadership

Turkish Jews: Between Citizens and the "Other", Congregation B'nai Israel, Rumson New Jersey (public talk), November 2015. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2015

Other Professional Activities

Developed, managed and led a three-week summer abroad course, "The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Summer class," Haifa, Tel Aviv, Nazareth, and Jerusalem 2017

Developed, managed and led a three-week winter study abroad course, "Modern Turkish History" Brooklyn College. 2017 2017

Developed, managed and led a three-week summer abroad course, "Narratives of Turkey: Making Histories and Memories." Brooklyn College. 2009

Developed, managed and led a three-week summer abroad course, "Narratives of Turkey: Making Histories and Memories." Brooklyn College. 2008

Organizer, four-day seminar in Istanbul for Carleton College's Middle East Mosaics Program, entitled "Beneath the Surface: Learning About the Other in Istanbul." In addition to presenting two lectures on modern Turkey, I organized meetings with different NGOs that provided students the opportunity to explore questions of "otherness" in Turkey. February. 2008