Doron Ben-Atar (born 25 May 1957) is an Israeli-born American
historian and playwright. He is a Professor of History at Fordham
University in New York City.Doron Ben-Atar was born in Kfar Shmaryahu,
Israel. His father, Arye Ben-Atar, immigrated to Mandatory Palestine
from Turkey in 1936. He was a basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
His mother is a Holocaust survivor from Poland. In 2006, Ben-Atar
wrote a play based on his mother's experiences, Behave Yourself
Quietly. In the 1970s, Ben-Atar, who is two meters tall, followed in
his father's footsteps and began to play basketball. He studied at
Tichon Hadash high school in Tel Aviv and joined Peace Now, taking
part in left-wing demonstrations. In 1988, he worked for Israel's
Meretz party. He went to the United States to study American history
at Brandeis University and completed his doctorate at Columbia
University in 1990. He taught at Yale University before moving to
Fordham University.Ben-Atar is married to an American Jew and has
three children.Ben-Atar is a noted expert on intellectual property
piracy, "where he has "rocked the current patent debate by saying that
piracy is not only inevitable, it may even be beneficial." He claims
U.S. economic development was founded on the illegal misappropriation
of intellectual property.
historian and playwright. He is a Professor of History at Fordham
University in New York City.Doron Ben-Atar was born in Kfar Shmaryahu,
Israel. His father, Arye Ben-Atar, immigrated to Mandatory Palestine
from Turkey in 1936. He was a basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
His mother is a Holocaust survivor from Poland. In 2006, Ben-Atar
wrote a play based on his mother's experiences, Behave Yourself
Quietly. In the 1970s, Ben-Atar, who is two meters tall, followed in
his father's footsteps and began to play basketball. He studied at
Tichon Hadash high school in Tel Aviv and joined Peace Now, taking
part in left-wing demonstrations. In 1988, he worked for Israel's
Meretz party. He went to the United States to study American history
at Brandeis University and completed his doctorate at Columbia
University in 1990. He taught at Yale University before moving to
Fordham University.Ben-Atar is married to an American Jew and has
three children.Ben-Atar is a noted expert on intellectual property
piracy, "where he has "rocked the current patent debate by saying that
piracy is not only inevitable, it may even be beneficial." He claims
U.S. economic development was founded on the illegal misappropriation
of intellectual property.
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